A section of retired civil servants have camped at Nyayo Gardens, Nakuru Town to protest over delays in processing their pension benefits.
Speaking on Thursday at Nyayo Gardens, the ex-civil servants mostly drawn from prisons and police units blamed the government for giving them a raw deal.
Led by Mr Washington Njoroge 73, they said the delay to process the pension has subjected them to abject poverty.
“Since we left the civil service, we have been living in hell. We depend on hand outs,” said Njoroge: “We are wallowing in extreme poverty.”
Mr John Kisiro, 78, a former prison warder lamented: “We served this nation with dedication and patriotism only for the government to turn its back on us.” Mr Jack Kamau, 69, an ex- police officer blamed the government for sidelining them in spite of serving the nation diligently.
“We longed for a golden future after long and tirelessly serving the nation and this is the reward. Asante ya punda ni mateke,” said Kamau, who revealed he has been employed as a watchman to make ends meet.
The 20 former civil servants are now calling on the government to process their pension to allow them enjoy their sunset years.
“We are calling on the government to intervene and hasten the processing of our pensions to end our suffering,” said Kamau.
Effort to speak to Nakuru branch pension department to comment on the suffering of the men bore no fruits after our reporter was chased away.
“I've no business dealing with you,” said an official who did not reveal his identity.