More Pain To Hustlers As Ruto’s Government Increases NSSF Contribution From Sh 200 To Sh 2000

Tuesday, February 7, 2023-Starting this month, Kenyans must pay at least Sh2,000 from their paychecks into the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), up from the usual Sh200.

According to a decision by the Court of Appeal, members will henceforth contribute 6% of an employee's salary, and the employer will match that amount.

Judges John Mativo, Mohamed Warsame, and Hannah Okwengu of the Appeal Court determined that the NSSF Act of 2013, which attempted to raise monthly contributions from Sh200 to Sh2,000, is lawful.

The NSSF Act, 2013, was deemed to be unconstitutional, null, and void by the Labour and Employment Relations Court in September 2022 because there was no public input prior to the act's enactment.

President William Ruto publicly argued that the amount should be raised so that Kenyan workers may save up a respectable sum of money before the decision was made.

"The majority of those on the NSSF roster pay Sh200, which is absurd. It was only last week that the court informed us that raising it from Sh200 is improper. I honestly don't know what we are doing at this point. Do we share a nation of residence?" Then, Ruto said.

The Political Eye