The public Service Commission (PSC) has been directed to initiate the firing of old employees at the National Treasury & Planning Ministry.
A report by The Standard on Thursday, March 25, indicated that lawmakers directed the commission to fire civil servants at the National Treasury & Planning Ministry who have attained the retirement age of 60.
The Public Accounts Committee noted that most of the old geezers have had their contracts extended numerous times.
The National Assembly committee further directed the commission to conduct an audit to determine how many employees had attained the age, and are not under the disability category.
"The Public Service Commission should, within three months of tabling and adoption of this report, investigate the organisation, administration, and personnel practices of the National Treasury with a view to determining how many persons beyond the stipulated retirement age are still in the service.
"The PSC should revoke any acting or substantive appointment for any person that is 60 years or older and is registered as a person with a disability if the appointment was not approved by the commission as required," read the report in part
So far, a report indicated that over seven individuals at the ministry have already crossed the age bracket.
The report further noted that the individuals had their contracts extended due to a poor succession plan that saw them serve as heads of departments for much longer.
This extension comes at a time when the economy is at its worst with more educated youth ending up jobless after graduating from the university.
The 2019 census data from the government revealed that 5,341,182 or 38.9 percent of the 13,777,600 young Kenyans are jobless.
The worrying situation was compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic and its adverse effects on business, with many organizations freezing hiring and undertaking wage cuts and lay-offs.
As of December 2020, over 5 million people in Kenya had lost their source of livelihoods due to a deteriorating economy.
