Lawmakers propose to reduce public service retirement age to 55 years

A parliamentary committee is considering reducing the mandatory retirement age from the current 60 years to 55 to give young people an opportunity to be employed in the public service. On Thursday, August 3, the National Assembly’s Labour committee, while considering the Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2023, said it will introduce an amendment to the proposed legislation to cap the retirement age at 55. The Bill sponsored by Embakasi Central MP Benjamin Gathiru seeks to amend the current Act by...