The government has taken steps to avert a planned strike by civil servants by increasing salaries, with a minimum raise of Sh1,300 for the lowest job group and up to around Sh5,000 for the highest.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
In a circular by Public Service Principal Secretary Amos Gathecha on Tuesday, September 3, the salary increase was backdated to July 1, 2024.
The civil servants will also receive a raise in house allowances in the salary structure, which forms Phase Two of implementation of the remuneration and benefits for civil servants in the national government.
“The new basic salaries and house allowance will apply to civil servants in the national government in CSG17 to CSG4 who will be in service on or after 1st July, 2024,” read part of the circular by Gathecha.
According to the new structure, the lowest paid civil servant in job group CSG17, whose current pay is Sh15,580 per month, will now receive Sh16,920.
At the same time, those earning Sh16910 in the job group will receive Sh18,250, while those earning Sh17,420 will earn Sh18,760.
Civil servants in job group CSG16 earning Sh17,420 will now receive Sh18,760, while those earning Sh19,220 will receive Sh20,560.
For the higher job groups, civil servants earning Sh143,640 per month will now receive a salary of Sh146,360 per month, while those earning Sh150,410 will receive Sh153,1330.
Similarly, those earning Sh180,160 will now receive a monthly pay of Sh182,890, while those earning Sh335,450 will receive Sh339,780.
This comes after the Salary and Remuneration Commission (SRC) on Thursday, July 18, deferred salary review for all public officers in the 2024/25 financial year.
The move was due to budget cuts resulting from the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024.
However, on Tuesday, September 3, the Ministry of Public Service brokered a deal with representatives from the workers’ union to increase the salaries….CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARTICLE>>>
