President William Ruto has approved a salary increment for all civil servants working and public servants working in all ranks up to the position below Principal Secretaries.
Speaking on Friday, June 30 at KICC President Ruto said the increment will cushion the civil and public servants in the current economic times.
“Because of the economic times we are living in we have approved that salaries of other civil servants can be adjusted beginning tomorrow so our teachers, policemen, people serving in the military, and people working in government offices we have agreed because of where we are today your salaries will be adjusted by between 7 and 10 percent,” Ruto stated.
The Head of State however stated that senior government officials including himself, Cabinet Secretaries, and Members of Parliament will have to wait until the gap between people paid the highest and the lowest is reduced to international best standards.
“The state officers, myself, my deputy, ministers, PSs na wale wadosi wengine wa bunge, sisi mambo yetu tungojee. Hiyo mshahara itakwama hapo. I have instructed the SRC to give us international best practice because we need to reduce the gap between all of us who work for the people of Kenya,” he added.
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His announcement comes after reports emerged that the SRC has proposed a salary increase for top members of the executive.
According to the proposal, Ruto’s monthly gross salary was to rise by 7.1% from July 2023 to Sh1,546,875 from Sh1,443,750 currently before a further 6.7 percent jump to Sh1,650,000 from July 2024.
DP Gachagua’s monthly compensation was to rise up to Sh1,367,438 from Sh1,227,188.
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