Sh43bn pension case turns ugly as lawyers point fingers
Retired teachers chat outside Nakuru Law Courts after proceedings in a case in which they are seeking Sh42.3 billion in salaries and pension arrears. PHOTO | SILA KIPLAGAT | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Counsels representing parties in the case engage each other in blame game.
Pensions office and the TSC opposed hearing while retirees wanted case to proceed.
Judge forced to intervene and cautioned the lawyers over their conduct on the matter
The hearing of a case by 52,000 retired teachers seeking Sh43 billion pension arrears turned ugly as counsels engaged in blame game in a Nakuru court.
The counsels Mr Dominic Kimatta representing the retirees, Mr Kahiga Waitindi for the Director of Pensions and Calvins Anyuor (Teachers Service Commission (TSC) failed to agree on the way forward regarding the case.
