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Thousands of retired civil servants are now struggling to make ends meet following a delay in the disbursement of close to 25 billion shillings to cater for their pension scheme. In a spot check by Citizen TV, most of the retirees are living hand to mouth, with some relying on well-wishers for survival. And as Laura Otieno reports, many more civil servants could be facing the same fate in the coming years as the treasury released a paltry 7 billion shillings in the last two weeks which is barely enough to cover the current backlog that stands at 25 billion shillings
Thousands of retirees languishing in poverty over delayed lumpsum payout
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