50? You are now old enough to go home

Starehe MP Charles Njagua has tabled a notice of motion seeking to reduce retirement age for civil servants from 60 to 50 years. [Courtesy]

I read a news article last week in The Standard titled, "MP wants workers retired at 50, not 60". The story was later unpacked in an editorial titled, "Reducing retirement age won’t cure malaise of unemployment". I hold a different view from that of the editorial.

No, family responsibilities should not part of the reason you should be allowed to work until the  age of 60.