Cash-strapped TUK given 30 days to pay Sh6.4bn pension debt
Staff retirement savings caught in university’s deepening financial crisis.
The Technical University of Kenya campus along along Haile Selassie Avenue in Nairobi.
The Technical University of Kenya (TUK) has been given 30 days to pay a Sh6.43 billion debt owed to its current and former employees in unpaid pension contributions and accumulated interest, deepening the financial crisis at the cash-strapped institution, which is already struggling with Sh12 billion in pending bills.
Lawyers representing the staff retirement benefits scheme, with over 1,850 members, have threatened legal action if the university fails to settle the debt by December 7, 2026.
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