Preretirement Preparation Influence on Adjustment of Retirees: A Case of Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, Nairobi County

Abstract

Retirement occurs when one leaves formal employment to other engagement that may not be part of their previous work. It can also be seen as cessation of one stage of life to a new one. Most studies have concentrated on allocation and disbursement of pensions and the experiences of the retirees. Few studies have identified psychosocial factors that influence the adjustment of retirees from civil service in Kenya. The focus of the study was on the retirees of MITC. The study’s purpose was to establish the extent to which preretirement preparations influence adjustment of the retirees. The study was based on continuity theory, Jahoda’s latent Deprivation model and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Descriptive research design was applied using both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The study established that the retirees from MITC were of the view that the Ministry did not do enough to facilitate various supportive programs that would have enabled them adequately plan and prepare for their retirement.