The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has responded to claims raised by a former teacher in a video that went viral claiming that his death was faked, resulting to him missing pension monies which had accumulated to close to Ksh7 million.
The Commission issued a statement via its official social media account yesterday stating that the teacher, Titus Sabwami, was dismissed from service in 2012, a situation that qualified him as ineligible for pension.
TSC further stated that they do not have any records indicating that the teacher is dead and his pension processed.
“The attention of the Teachers Service Commission has been drawn to an online video of its former teacher, Titus Sabwami, who is claiming that his death was faked and death gratuity paid to persons purporting to be his sons,” the statement read.
“The Commission would like to state as follows: Records at the Commission show that the teacher was dismissed from service in 2012 making him ineligible for payment of pension. There is no record in our possession showing that the teacher is dead, or has had his pension claims processed,” TSC said.
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In October 2022, the Public Service Commission (PSC) stated that public servants will not lose their pensions, gratuities, annual allowances, other retirement awards as well as rights or claims enjoyed after dismissals.
Through the October letter, PSC directed all authorized officers in government to inform officers exiting from service of their right to accrued benefits, irrespective of the modality of exit.
The decision came after the Employment and Labour Court ruled that provisions requiring persons who are dismissed from service to forfeit all claims to pension as unconstitutional since it contravened Articles 41(1) and (2)(b) on fair labor practices and working conditions.
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