Nairobi, June 6 -- Employers risk having their bank accounts frozen, assets seized and tax PINs deactivated under proposed legal changes aimed at enforcing the remittance of pension contributions.

The Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2026, will empower the tax czar to collect unremitted pension contributions from employers, targeting a growing stock of retirement deductions withheld from workers but not transferred to pension schemes.

Unremitted pension contributions stood at Sh66.41 billion at the end of December 2025, denying workers an opportunity to grow their retirement savings and build adequate financial security for old age.

The proposed law will give KRA the responsibility of enforcing the collection of unremitted pen...