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Agony of pension contributors condemned to delays, peanut payments in retirement

An elderly person saves money in a piggy bank in a small pension concept. [Getty Images]

After 26 years of service, Kimaru Maina retired as a county government worker in 2019 and he has been trying to adjust to life outside employment.

At the time of retirement, he was the respected secretary of the Nyeri County Government Workers Union. However, he was in for a rude shock when he started the process of seeking his retirement benefits.

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