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Governors push for pension scheme in new proposals

Council of Governors'Chair Martin Wambora giving updates on County Governments’ preparedness and response to the Covid-19 in Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

First-term governors, Members of County Assembly and County Assembly Speakers could be eligible for pension should proposals by the Council of Governors (CoG) sail through.

The county chiefs, during an extraordinary meeting on Monday, urged the national government to introduce a pension scheme even as they faulted delayed disbursement of funds to counties.

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