Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- The whereabouts of thousands of retired public servants is in question after Sh13 billion pension payments to their accounts bounced back mainly due to inaccurate banking details.

A report on the government's pensions and gratuities says that the value of unsuccessful cash transfers to pensioners' accounts rose to Sh12.9billion in the year ended June 30, 2025, up from Sh7.1 billion the previous year.

This has resulted in the government holding billions of shillings owed to retirees and their dependents, as it faces allegations of lacking a strategy to identify and trace them.

Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu revealed in a report on pensions and gratuities payments under the Consolidated Fund Services (CFS), that payme...