Nairobi, Dec. 6 -- The government is mulling to devolve payment of retirement benefits to retirees and digitise the process to reduce turnaround time.

The move will see retirees paid at the point where they make their claims instead of having to go to the national headquarters in Nairobi.

Labour Principal Secretary Geoffrey Kaituko said the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) needs to devolve payment of retirement benefits to beneficiaries in their localities.

He argued that this will reduce the claim handling time from the current 46 days to less than 30 days, and help the state-run pension scheme become more efficient.

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