By: Francis Ndichu
National social society Fund (NSSF) was an institution that was formed to help employed people saves money during their working time in their jobs. Earlier the institution could chop off KSH 200 from a worker who earns 15,000 and below but now they have no option but to pay KSH 900 from now.
This increase of fund for the savers has raise a hot debate because the worker’s salary is not yet enough for their expenditure and many even take loans. Even if the government has tried to explain on its side the reason behind this increment.
The government had to spend a lot of finances in order to make the fund is standardized to every worker hence turning to a burden to the government.
These decisions come in the time where the country is healing from drought and sabotage economy wounds. Therefore the government needs to critically analyze the steps they have taken to avoid distressing the worker who is already wounded.
They should set a fund that can be managed by each worker and doesn’t leave them in a bad state.