NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 5 – President William Ruto has ordered a major overhaul of retirement benefit processing, directing the agencies responsible for public servants’ pensions to ensure retirees receive their dues within 10 days of leaving service.

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Ruto said the directive was intended to end the prolonged delays that have for years forced retired public servants to make repeated trips to government offices in pursuit of their pension payments.

Speaking during the World Teachers’ Day celebrations at Kasarani in Nairobi on Monday, the President said the new turnaround time would initially be implemented through reforms targeting teachers before being extended across the wider public service.

He said the Pension Management Information System (PMIS), introduced on July 1 by the Teachers Service Commission and the National Treasury, was expected to streamline the processing of retirement claims.

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“On July 1, 2026, the TSC and the National Treasury began rolling out the Pension Management Information System to fast-track retirement benefits,” Ruto said.

According to the President, government agencies are already uploading pension records into the system in preparation for the faster processing of claims.

Ruto said the agencies handling retirement benefits had given an assurance that the 10-day target would be achievable within three months.

“I have given very clear instructions to the National Social Security Fund that going forward all retirement benefits of all our public workers must be ready and paid within ten days of a citizen’s retirement,” he said.

The President said the reforms were meant to spare retirees the bureaucracy associated with accessing their benefits after decades of public service.

In a message directed particularly at teachers, Ruto said retirees should not have to travel between government offices or seek political intervention to access money they had earned during their careers.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya