Why Rotich locked up Sh385bn pension cash for workers below 50 years

Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich. FILE PHOTO | NMG

The Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) has come out to defend a legal amendment that will see more than Sh385 billion of workers’ pension savings made inaccessible to those below 50 years.

Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich has, through a legal notice, amended pension rules effectively cutting out workers’ access to their employers’ portion of savings before clocking the official retirement age of 50.

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