Government Intends to Retire Teachers and Civil Servants at Age of 55
including increasing financial pressure on a government that is already struggling to meet its responsibilities due to increased pension payments.
As a result of the government’s challenges to pay for rising pension expenditures, the required retirement age was raised from 55 to 60 years old in 2009.
The National Treasury distributed Sh69.22 billion in pension and gratuity payments in the six months leading up to December 2021
A 2016 audit found that 35% of national government employees were between the ages of 51 and 60.
According to the Public Service Commission (PSC) annual report for 47 ministries, agencies, and organizations, 3,958 officers left the service during Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
A person may be appointed in an acting capacity for up to six months, but no more than 30 days, under the Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
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According to the proposed legislation, an individual can only be nominated to serve in an acting capacity in a public office if they have met all of the prerequisites for that specific officer.
The Bill specifies that “an acting appointment shall be in favor of a public officer who is duly qualified and competent to perform the duty and shall not jeopardize the expeditious appointment or deployment of a competent person to the public office concerned.”
If someone is appointed to an acting role without the appropriate credentials, the Public Service Commission will cancel the appointment immediately.
Government Intends to Retire Teachers and Civil Servants at Age of 55
