Nairobi, Feb. 9 -- Unremitted deductions to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) reached a cumulative Sh5.1 billion in the year to June 2025, revealing the swelling value of missed benefits to employees.

The unremitted contributions for the review period alone comprised Sh1.01 billion from members and Sh1.01 billion from employers, tallying to Sh2.03 billion. Accrued unremitted contributions to the fund rose from Sh3.14 billion in the prior year.

Unremitted NSSF deductions deny employees their rightful benefits as the contributions are not invested in a timely fashion as envisioned.

The value of the accrued contributions has risen amid higher NSSF deductions which are set to reach as much as Sh6,480 per month for employees at the e...