The Central Organization of Trade Unions (Kenya), COTU (K), has launched a defense of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), accusing players in Kenya’s private pension industry of conducting a deliberate campaign of misinformation aimed at misleading workers and frustrating the growth of the national social protection institution. In a statement signed by Secretary General
Thousands of employees in Kenya risk losing part of their retirement savings because employers deduct pension contributions from salaries but fail to remit them to the respective pension schemes. While pay slips may show deductions, the money often never reaches the employee’s pension account, creating a potentially significant financial loss. This malpractice occurs in both
