Pension and gratuity payouts hit a record high of Sh20.44 billion in the first quarter of the current financial year, new data shows, even as the Treasury raced to clear a backlog and honour a court award to a group of retired teachers.
Statistics by the office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) shows that the value of retirement perks paid out to civil servants jumped 33.33 percent in July-September 2020 from Sh15.36 billion in a similar window of 2019 -- exposing the pension burden facing the government.
