The aged workforce adds to about 1,707 based on the total 299,500 workers in county governments and those in ministries. It says 35 per cent of civil servants are set to retire in the next decade, most of whom are in senior management and technical cadres with critical skills and competencies. This has cast fears of a skills shortage crisis in top positions alongside a pension headache to private sector workers who pay for the upkeep of retired civil servants. Only 19 per cent of the civil servants are aged 19-35. Another 13.9 per cent are aged 36-40 while 14 per cent of them are aged between 41 and 45.

Source: Daily Nation May 28, 2017 17:48 UTC