TSC: How Teachers Can Collect Pensions in Multi-Billion Payout

The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has issued guidelines on how retired teachers can access their pension payments in a multi-billion payout.The government has already paid Ksh20.44 Billion in the first quarter of the current financial year, in pension and gratuity payouts.According to the Director of Pensions at The National Treasury, Michael Kagika, Ksh5.08 billion of the amount was attributed to a court ruling on the pension claims for teachers who retired between 1997 and 2003. A signpost showing Teachers Service Commission mandated with hiring teachers in Kenya.Twitter The Treasury is racing to clear a payout in pension funds for the retired teachers.The TSC was ordered to process the pension payments of more than 50,000 teachers who retired between July 1, 1997, and June 30, 2003, based on salaries awarded in a 1997 agreement.A recent notice by TSC dated January 13, revealed that the commission had forwarded the names of 308 teachers to the treasury for payment.TSC directed that the teachers need to avail several documents to process their pension dues1. Duly filled TSC clearance certificate2. Two copies of bank plate on both sides3. Two copies of a national ID card on both sides4. Duly completed option to commute pension form in duplicate5. Duly completed lump sum payment form (bank form)6. Two copies each of all promotion letters/ certificates7. The earliest copy of the payslip showing women’s and children’s pensions scheme (WCPS) deductions for male teachers8. Copies of marriage certificates/ affidavits to confirm names for married teachers whose documents have different names9. Teachers who served as untrained teachers to attach NSSF statement10. Two copies of the KRA Pin certificate A file image of a teacher in a classroomFacebook