ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Judges’ Retirement Benefits Act
17. Retirement due to mental or physical incapacity
Edition: 2026-03-11 · In force
17. Retirement due to mental or physical incapacity
(1)Sections 11 and 13 shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to a judge who is removed from office because of inability to perform the functions of office due to mental or physical incapacity.(2)The pension payable to a judge who is removed from office because of inability to perform the functions of office due to mental or physical incapacity shall not be less than fifty per cent of the pension the judge would have been entitled to, had the judge retired on attaining retirement age or been eligible to retire early in accordance with this Part.(3)The pension payable to a judge, who is removed from office because of inability to perform the functions of office due to mental or physical incapacity, shall be computed on the basis of the pensionable emoluments of that judge on the date they were removed from office and shall be payable upon the removal of the judge from office.