Crisis looms as thousands of public servants set to retire

Public Service CS Sicily Kariuki at her Harambee House office on May 11. She launched a report yesterday which shows over half of civil servants are approaching retirement. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

The country's public service sector is in a crisis as more than half its workforce is almost 50 years old.

This means the number of workers retiring in the next few years will rise significantly, with major effects on the public pension bill and skills base.