ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Service Superannuation Scheme Act
27. Retirement from the service
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
27. Retirement from the service
(1)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 26, any member who retires—(a)on attaining the age of sixty years, or where his exact date of birth is not known, on the 1st July in the year in which his sixtieth birthday is deemed by the Board to occur, which shall be the normal retirement age;(b)on attaining the age of fifty years;(c)before attaining the age of fifty years in accordance with the terms and conditions of his employment;(d)from the disciplined services, on completion of service of a period exceeding twelve years but not exceeding twenty years after the officer, gives at least one month’s notice in writing of his intention to retire;(e)on the abolition of his office;(f)on compulsory retirement under subsection (4);(g)on the advice of a Medical Board appointed by the Director of Medical Services certifying that the member is no longer mentally or physically capable of carrying out the functions of his office; or(h)on termination of his service in the public interest, shall be entitled to make withdrawals in accordance with section 28.(2)The Medical Board may at the request of the employer review the fitness of a member who retires under subsection (1)(g) and where the Medical Board certifies that the member is then mentally and physically capable of carrying out the functions of his office, the member may re- enter the Scheme upon securing another employment with the employer.(3)The proof of age of a retiring member for the purposes of subsection (1) shall be the birth certificate, submitted by such member at the time of joining the service.(4)The Government may require an officer to retire from the public service—(a)in the case of an officer referred to in subsection (1)(d), on the completion of twelve, sixteen or twenty years' public service as such an officer, provided he is, within a period of three months next before or after the completion of the period of twelve, sixteen or twenty years’ public service as the case may be notified in writing of the intention to require him to retire; or(b)in any other case, at any time after the officer attains the age of fifty years.