Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich. He has warned state corporations not remitting workers' pensions. [Photo/The Standard]Bosses of state corporations are on the spotlight for not remitting staff pension contributions amounting to millions of shillings.A National Treasury circular to CEOs of at least 102 corporations requesting them to submit their 2018-19 budget estimates to parent ministries by January 31, warns that government agencies withholding staff contributions are breaking the law, reports the Star.“These state corporations have accumulated huge arrears of staff pension contributions contrary to laws and government policies,” Treasury CS Henry Rotich says in a circular dated December 7.Government agencies are required to submit the estimates to their parent ministries and Treasury for approval in line with the budget making calendar.The corporations are also on the spot for not disclosing all their internally generated revenues from public assets and services.Thirty two public universities are among state corporations on the spotlight.Dons were recently indicted for 'habitually' failing to remit statutory deductions such as income tax, pension contributions, NSSF and NHIF subscriptions, despite deducting cash from their salaries.The Senate is expected to grill university and Education ministry officials from February 14 when they return from recess.”There are many universities that have not remitted statutory contributions. We are waiting for the union to be invited to present its position when senators resume from vacation,” Wasonga told the Star via Star Tuesday.He promised to give the figure of workers’ deductions universities have not remitted.

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