Retirement age of civil servants and teachers will not be subjected to extension but instead be subject to reduction since this is a matter that has been generating a lot of debate over the years.
Following the evidently growing unemployed population, several people including the law makers have launched a push for its reduction to create more employment opportunities for young people who are jobless.
With those who are serving under Public Service of Commission and in teaching profession,the government came out clear in late 2020 giving a clarification that there will no longer be an extension of the mandatory retirement age.
The commission indicated that civil servants and teachers will retire at 60 and 65 for people that have different abilities.
The above directive took effect on January 2021, targeting obsolete staff in the ministries, various departments and state corporations.
The official retirement age for civil servants is now confirmed, meaning the possibility of extension is eliminated.
However, going forward the government’s back and forth might bring about other alterations in future regulation since for instance,the above age of retirement seems not to have been received lightly following a series of proposals channel in parliament.
The several proposals are seeking to have the age reduced to 55 years from 60 years.
However,even with this age limit, there are those who may wish to retire from service before the age bracket are are required to apply in writing early via the head of the institution and give three months notice.
For various reasons , the government allows such workers to seek for earlier retirement however with some conditions that are set inorder one to get the retirement benefits.
Note that retirement age is not determined by an employer but by an Act of Parliament.
Earlier retirement has quite a number of benefits among them leaving the service while strong so that you can plan well on other individual programs.
It also enables one to have good enough good time to enjoy family company and also one can seek other positions that may seek their attention.
In what seems to be a challenge to many is that sometimes there are delays in releasing pension funds, something that must be addressed with seriousness to protect retirees from suffering outside service.
