Atwoli backs new NSSF rates, slams FKE for downplaying benefits

FKE Executive Director Jacqueline Mugo said the mandatory NSSF rate hike, while supporting long-term savings, presents a “significant issue” for disposable income. [File, Standard]

The Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu-Kenya) has accused the Federation of Kenyan Employers (FKE) of deliberately misleading workers and inciting opposition to statutory National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions through what it terms alarmist and selective narratives on payslips and take-home pay.

In a press statement, COTU Secretary General Francis Atwoli said the employers’ lobby was misrepresenting the impact of NSSF deductions while downplaying the long-term retirement benefits guaranteed under the NSSF Act, 2013.