Nairobi County Put On Notice Over Billions in County Workers Arrears

Nairobi county has been on the spot after it emerged that there are billions in arrears owed to several former workers, dating back to previous administrations...

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The Office of the Ombudsman has put Nairobi County on notice to urgently settle long-standing pension arrears owed to former employees of the defunct Nairobi City Council. This comes as former employees of the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company also accuse their former employer of failing to remit statutory pension deductions, leading to over Ksh 4 billion in arrears.

Over Ksh 4 billion in pension arrears is owed to multiple schemes by the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company.
The Office of the Ombudsman challenged Governor Johnson Sakaja's administration to honor pension obligations, recommending a structured payment plan spanning several years and joint verification of arrears with pension administrators, the Office of the Auditor General, and the Treasury.
The Senate Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds (CPISFC) formed a Multi-Agency Taskforce in November to investigate inconsistencies in pension debt figures reported by counties and pension schemes.

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