President Uhuru Kenyatta is set to name his new cabinet soon and some of the outgoing Cabinet Secretaries may not enjoy retirement benefits if an amendment to the pensions law is passed by Parliament.
The amendment is set to increase the number of years a State officer must serve to be eligible for pension from 5 to 10 years.
Civil servants who have been employed on permanent and pensionable terms but fail to remain on the Government payroll for the proposed minimum period of 10 years may also be affected if the amendment is passed.
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On Monday, the National Assembly invited Kenyans to give their views on the pensions law amendment proposal and other amendments in the bill.
The public has until Friday, December 8 to submit their views to the National Assembly.
Currently, State officers are required to work for a minimum of five years before they are entitled to retirement benefits after reaching the retirement age of 60 years.
“Where an officer has completed five years of pensionable service, the benefits accruing to the officer under this act shall vest in that officer and shall become payable,” reads the Pensions Act.
On Sunday President Kenyatta directed all Cabinet Secretaries to prepare handover reports, signaling the naming of his new line-up in a few days.
The directive is the initial procedure towards the reconstitution of the Cabinet and the President is expected to expand his new Cabinet to the constitutional maximum of 22.
The handover reports will facilitate the smooth transition in dockets where new CSs will be appointed.
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