Court Suspends PSC Retirement Directive for University Lecturers

Courts Rules on Mandatory Retirement Age for University Lecturers

The Kenya Times ~ Trending, Breaking News and Videos Courts Rules on Mandatory Retirement Age for University Lecturers The court has issued interim orders to stop the implementation of a Public Service Commission (PSC) directive. The directives would have set the mandatory retirement age at 70 for professors, lecturers, and researchers in public universities. The directive was to take effect on March 24, 2026, but the suspension allows senior ac…

Court Suspends PSC Retirement Directive for University Lecturers

NAIROBI,Kenya Mar 18-The Employment and Labour Relations Court has temporarily halted the implementation of a directive setting the mandatory retirement age for lecturers and researchers in public universities at 70 years. The interim orders, issued by Justice  Jacob Gakeri in March, certified as urgent an application filed by the University Academic Staff Union (UASU) challenging the circular. The judge granted interim relief under the union’s …