More pain for employees as new NSSF rates set to come into force

Salaried workers, already reeling from enhanced statutory deductions, are bracing for a further squeeze on their pay from February 1 as a scheduled increase in NSSF contributions takes effect...

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Kenyan workers face increased financial strain as higher National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions are set to take effect from February 1, 2026. This hike, anchored in the NSSF Act of 2013, is defended by the President William Ruto government as crucial for national savings and future pension security, even as it worsens the cost-of-living crisis for millions.

These new rates will further squeeze the take-home pay of millions of salaried workers.
The President William Ruto government supports this increase to boost the country’s national savings and future pension security.
The revised rates are part of a phased implementation of the NSSF Act of 2013.

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