To retire or retyre: Why there is a need to rethink retirement age in Kenya

Retirement candidates are advised on the risks of starting businesses that they have never done before or investing in brick and mortar in the village shopping centre without any idea of the cost involved or the expected returns.

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Despite its certainty like childbirth, retirement appears to always arrive too early, hitting most employees unawares like the arrival of a pre-term baby.

Retirement parties often sound and feel like commiseration sessions for the retiree who supposedly needs reassurance that despite the clock having ticked 60, they are still useful and can ‘retyre’ and do other amazing things for the remainder of their lives.

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