The Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare has called for a tripartite meeting to address the pending issues surrounding the Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme (KRSRBS) and report back in a month.
The Committee, chaired by West Pokot Senator Julius Murgor said the management of Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), Retirements Benefit Authority (RBA), National Treasury and aggrieved pensioners who are seeking payment to sit and agree on the way forward and report back to Senate.
This came against the backdrop of the Committee's concerns over the widening crisis of unpaid pensions and terminal benefits across multiple sectors, even as petitioners who appeared before it called for 'innovative' solutions to long-standing disputes.
Kenya Railway retirees under KRSRBS are demanding arrears they estimated at Sh1.6 billion, though management places the figure at Sh574 million.
