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13NovNovember 13, 2023

Kenyan Aging Study Aids Sub-Saharan Africa’s Population Shift

The population of Africa is the youngest in the world-but that is expected to change rapidly in the coming decades. Over the next three decades, the proportion of older Africans will triple across the continent. This population will nearly quadruple in Kenya, one of the most rapidly aging countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. And yet demographers report that robust longitudinal data to address the economic and health-related consequences of this demographic transition are largely missing. The Longitudinal Study of Health and Ageing in Kenya (LOSHAK), a...

November 13, 2023

NewsAfrica, Aging, Kenya

09OctOctober 9, 2023

Kenya. Pension fund assets up Sh127bn on NSSF new rates

Pension fund assets rose by Sh127 billion in the first half of this year, boosted in part by the introduction of higher mandatory contributions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and exchange gains on offshore investments. The 8.1 percent growth to Sh1.704 trillion was also boosted by new investments in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits), including the Sh6.92 billion Laptrust Imara Investment Reit (I-Reit) which was listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in March. Read: Pension funds fail to...

October 9, 2023

News2023, Kenya, Pension Management, savings

28SepSeptember 28, 2023

Kenya. 11,000 Retired Teachers Yet to Be Awarded Their Pension 27 Years Later

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u on Wednesday assured teachers and lawmakers that the government is entering homestretch when it comes to clearing dues owed to some 11,000 retired teachers who are yet to be paid their pension 27 years later. While appearing before MPs, the Treasury Cabinet Secretary told lawmakers that although the government released Ksh16 billion in May to settle unpaid teachers' pensions dating back to 1997, the funds were insufficient to pay all the claims. According to Prof. Ndung'u,...

September 28, 2023

NewsKenya, Pension Payout, Public Pensions

24AugAugust 24, 2023

$1.2m benefits from NSSF remain unclaimed in Kenya

Retirees failed to claim Ksh166.83 million ($1.2 million) in benefits due from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) by the end of June 2022, the Auditor-General has revealed, with the fund coming under the spotlight over failure to remit the funds to the unclaimed assets authority. The unclaimed benefits were part of accrued payments of Ksh3.6 billion ($24.9 million) at the end of the period, which the state-owned pension fund continually pays out to retirees at the end of their working...

August 24, 2023

NewsKenya, Pension Management, savings

07AugAugust 7, 2023

Engage teachers’ unions before making further NSSF deductions

The payment of pensions and other benefits to teachers and civil servants in Kenya was started by the colonial government, first for Europeans in 1927 and for non-Europeans from 1932. The Pensions Act (Cap.189), of the laws of Kenya, came into operation in its present form on January 1, 1946. Since then, it has been amended from time to time in order to accommodate the changing phases of work and the work environment of workers. The Pensions Act (Cap.189) makes provisions...

August 7, 2023

NewsKenya, Pensions

03AugAugust 3, 2023

How consumer needs are driving pension sector change in Kenya

Over the last two decades, pension assets have grown substantially under the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA). The regulator has developed and amended pension schemes’ regulations aimed at strengthening the legal and regulatory framework in the sector. The goal has been to achieve comprehensive pension coverage across the formal and informal sectors and better protect the interests of beneficiaries and the rights of pension contributors. As such, pension coverage has grown to about 22 percent of the labour force from 12 percent in...

August 3, 2023

NewsKenya

21JulJuly 21, 2023

Kenya: Local Infrastructure Projects Seek Over Sh700bn Financing From Pension Industry

The Kenya Pension Funds Investment Consortium (KEPFIC) has received infrastructure and alternative investment proposals worth over Sh700 billion ($5.5 billion) from project sponsors and fund managers looking to raise capital from the local retirement benefits schemes. The proposals come as local pension schemes expand their search for suitable investments to provide diversification and higher returns for pensioners. The announcement was made during the opening of the two-day KEPFIC Annual Investment Conference in Nairobi today, where the shortlisted investment opportunities were presented...

July 21, 2023

NewsInvestment, Kenya, Pension Management

04JulJuly 4, 2023

Kenya. Civil service pension funds leap to Sh41b in 18 months

Some 368,795 civil servants have contributed over Sh41 billion in 18 months to the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS), a new data show. The scheme’s membership shot from 330,318 in its introductory month in January 2021 when the government introduced PSSS as the preferred savings and retirement scheme in the public service sector to facilitate free movement of staff in and out of the sector Under this scheme, public service workers contributed two per cent of their gross pay towards retirement...

July 4, 2023

NewsKenya, savings

27JunJune 27, 2023

Kenya govt mulls mandatory contributions to retirement medical insurance schemes

The Kenyan government says it will review the current framework for post-retirement medical insurance schemes to make contributions to them mandatory by members and sponsors. The goal is to sustain access to healthcare services by retirees. The plan is part of proposals contained in the draft National Retirement Benefits Policy by the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA. The draft was released for public feedback last week, according to a report by Business Daily Africa. A post-retirement medical scheme can be set up as...

June 27, 2023

NewsHealthcare, Kenya, Sustainability

10MayMay 10, 2023

Kenya. ICEA Life Assurance gets regulatory approval to manage NSSF pensions

ICEA Lion Life Assurance has become the latest private pension provider to obtain the approval of the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) to manage NSSF contributions by employees earning more than Sh18,000, also known as Tier II contributions. The underwriter who is part of the ICEA Lion Group has made the disclosure as it lures employers who opt out of the NSSF as a custodian of the higher-tier pension contributions. “Our team is dedicated to assisting employers with the opt-out procedure. With...

May 10, 2023

NewsKenya, Pension Managemen, Regulation

November 2023

Kenyan Aging Study Aids Sub-Saharan Africa’s Population Shift

October 2023

Kenya. Pension fund assets up Sh127bn on NSSF new rates

September 2023

Kenya. 11,000 Retired Teachers Yet to Be Awarded Their Pension 27 Years Later

August 2023

$1.2m benefits from NSSF remain unclaimed in Kenya

Engage teachers’ unions before making further NSSF deductions

How consumer needs are driving pension sector change in Kenya

July 2023

Kenya: Local Infrastructure Projects Seek Over Sh700bn Financing From Pension Industry

Kenya. Civil service pension funds leap to Sh41b in 18 months

June 2023

Kenya govt mulls mandatory contributions to retirement medical insurance schemes

May 2023

Kenya. ICEA Life Assurance gets regulatory approval to manage NSSF pensions