Financial literacy: The missing link in Kenya’s retirement readiness

Financial literacy is the missing link to retirement security, as relying solely on a pension scheme won't save Kenyans from old-age poverty.

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Retirement readiness remains one of the least understood aspects of personal finance in Kenya. For many working men and women, it is a distant thought, something to worry about “later.”

Yet, later comes faster than most expect. The reality is that retirement readiness is not simply about saving money. It is about understanding money and how the decisions we make today shape the quality of life we will have when the paychecks stop.

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