{"id":13881,"date":"2020-09-04T18:40:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T18:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13881"},"modified":"2020-09-04T18:40:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T18:40:38","slug":"liaison-group-launches-pension-fund-for-informal-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/liaison-group-launches-pension-fund-for-informal-sector","title":{"rendered":"Liaison Group launches pension fund for informal sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author: Peter Theuri<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Financial services provider Liaison Group yesterday launched a personal pensions fund targeting informal workers.<\/p>\n<p>The Mafao Fund has a tax deductible limit of Sh20,000 a month and offers a minimum guaranteed interest of four per cent.\u00a0Liaison Head of Pensions Michael Mitau said the product aims to bring in millions of working Kenyans who are not under any pension scheme to offer solutions for their retirement planning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLiaison Mafao is a ready pension plan for individuals and institutions that wish to avoid the rigorous process and strenuous costs of setting up their own pension scheme, or those in the informal sector,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith as low as Sh50 per day, we are giving Kenyans from all walks of life a chance to define how we all face the future of social insurance.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Liaison Managing Director Tom Mulwa said saving in a pension scheme was crucial in cushioning people against the effects of unexpected disasters, such as the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Kenya had been a prudent saver, we would not have been embroiled in all the begging we find ourselves doing,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cOnly 3.5 million of the 17.5 million working Kenyans are registered in any pension scheme. 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