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Retirees remain on county payroll amid youth unemployment crisis

The law sets the retirement age at 60, and 65 for PWDs

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by JULIUS OTIENO

News15 September 2025 - 06:30
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 Auditor General Nancy Gathungu./FILE

Counties are increasingly coming under scrutiny for retaining retirees on their payrolls despite the deepening youth unemployment crisis.

A special audit reports by Auditor General Nancy Gathungu says nearly all the 47 county governments continue to keep or reappoint individuals who have reached or exceeded the mandatory retirement age of 60 years.

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