20/05/2026
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The Principal Secretary for Public Investments and Assets Management Mr. Cyrell Wagunda today said that the Pensions Department under the State Department is rolling out the new electronic Pensions Management information system (e-PMIS) as part of the broader government public financial management and digital transformation agenda.
He noted that e-PMIS is a transformative digital platform designed to modernize the administration of public service pension from end to end. This will ensure that public officers retire with dignity and their pension benefits administered efficiently and transparently while ensuring that the Governmentโs pension obligations remain fiscally sustainable.
The PS said that the development of the e-PMIS was preceded by extensive consultations and business process re-engineering involving ministries, departments and agencies, pensioners and retirees among other key stakeholders ensuring that every stage of pension processing was mapped, bottlenecks identified, and workflows redesigned to eliminate inefficiencies and strengthen controls.
Mr. Wagunda observed that this was not merely an automation exercise but a fundamental re-engineering of pension administration. The PS further noted that after the development of the system, it underwent rigorous testing and pilot implementation, and feedback from participating institutions was incorporated to ensure that the final product is practical, user-friendly, and responsive to operational realities.
Speaking during the inaugural employersโ round table for Public Service Superannuation Scheme at a Nairobi hotel, Mr. Wagunda emphasized that the e-PMIS will serve as the official end-to-end system of record for pension administration.
The PS noted that the key features of the system include initiation and submission of pension claims, automated validation of data, digital document management, workflow approvals and complete audit trails, real-time claim tracking, pension payroll administration, pensioner and beneficiary self-service, digital life certification, automated notifications and alerts and management reporting and analytics.
The PS urged all Accounting Officers and Heads of Human Resource Management to provide the leadership and institutional support necessary to ensure the successful implementation of these reforms.
He noted that technology alone will not deliver the necessary pension reforms adding that its success will depend on leadership at the MDAs where pension processing begins.
The quality of employee records, the timeliness of action, and the effectiveness of internal controls within each Ministry, Department and Agency will directly determine whether retirees receive their benefits promptly and accurately.
The conference brought together Accounting Officers and institutional leaders, who play a central role in the successful implementation of the Scheme and was presided over by the Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service Felix Koskei who was represented by the Principal Administrative Secretary in the Executive Office of the Presidency Mr. Arthur Osiya.
Mr. Koskei noted that the full roll-out of the e-PMIS due 1st of June creates new and important obligations for employer institutions/MDAs to ensure integration works and update the requisite employee information to ensure full registration of all eligible civil servants.
Present during the occasion were CEOs of the Retirement Benefits Authority Charles Machira, National Police Service Commission Peter Lelei, the Commandant General of the National Youth Service James Tembur, the Commissioner General of Prisons Patrick Arandu and the Acting CEO of the Teachers Service Commission Eveleen Mitei, Pension Secretary Michael Kagika, Public Service Superannuation Fund CEO Dr. Jonah Ayabei and members of the PSSF Board of Trustees.
