NSSF debate is not yet off the court corridors. This comes after petitioners filed an appeal with the Supreme Court to overturn President William Ruto’s administration’s decision to increase National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions.
In a certificate of urgency application, the County Pensioners Association requests that the country’s highest court issue orders halting the execution of the Court of Appeal’s judgment, which paved the way for the increase in NSSF contributions.
The petitioners, represented by lawyer Muthomi Thankolu, ask the Supreme Court to declare compulsory contributions to the NSSF unlawful.
They also want the Supreme Court to issue orders prohibiting the NSSF Board of Trustees, the Retirement Benefits Authority, and the Federation of Kenya Employees (FKE) from increasing workers’ monthly deductions, which are set to begin on March 9, 2023, pending the outcome of the case’s hearing and determination.
“The public will suffer substantial and irreparable harm (including but not limited to a run-on pension scheme superior to the NSSF) unless this Honorable Court stops the implementation of the impugned Act pending the hearing and determination of the Applicant’s appeal,” Lawyer Muthomi argues.
They are contesting the decision on the grounds that the Court of Appeal misinterpreted and misapplied certain articles of the Constitution when it permitted a tenfold increase in workers’ monthly contributions to Sh 2,068.
