Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i has hinted about his retirement plans after conceding that he had been advised to start exploiting opportunities.
Speaking at the 2020 SME Conference and Expo in Nairobi on Sunday, February 23, the outspoken CS disclosed that he was open to setting up shops in carpentry or banana processing plant.
He further explained that he had received pieces of advice regarding his future from Dr Wilfred Kiboro who is the chairman of Nation Media Group.
"Dr Kiboro I'm very happy that you advised me, I should start thinking about what I will do when I retire.
"I should start a small business in banana processing, value addition or carpentry of some kind," he lightly stated to the laughter of the audience.
When the CS chooses to retire, he is entitled to various benefits according to the pensions act including pocketing a percentage of his salary as well as enjoying airtime allowance up to Ksh20,000.
CSs and other government officials are, however, only entitled to the retirement benefits after serving for a minimum of five 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.
For a better part of 2017, the no-nonsense CS faced numerous calls for him to step aside from a section of leaders who accused him of gross incompetence and subversion of the law.
The National Super Alliance (NASA) Parliamentary Group claimed that the CS had absconded his duty of safeguarding NASA protestors when they protested the results of the presidential election.
In 2019, Malindi MP Aisha Jumwa also dared the CS to vacate his office after his name was dragged into a fake gold scam.
“How can you use the General Service Unit to safeguard the home of those involved in the criminal activity?” questioned Jumwa.
Former Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet devoted his time to his Christian faith after he retired from his security position.
Speaking after his oath ceremony in April 2019, the former top cop stated that he would trade his gun to fulfill responsibilities at the African Inland Church (AIC), Langata where he is ordained to serve as a church elder.
“I got to know of my appointment (as the IG) when I was in church and I felt good. Here is where I drive my strength. I will be more active in the church, more active farming, looking after my livestock and see my kids go to school,” Boinnet told journalists at the time.
