State corporations, government owned enterprises and semi-autonomous agencies' unremitted deductions to the NSSF and NHIF more than tripled to Sh716 million in the fiscal year ended June from Sh215 million a year earlier.
The rise in the deductions that failed to reach the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), and the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) signals the plight of public sector workers as well as the funding gap of the State-backed institutions mandated to fund retirement and healthcare.