Civil Servants Receive Salary Increment Backdated to July
All government employees will start receiving a wage boost this month that ranges from 7% to 10% and is retroactive to July 1.
The rise was announced by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) on Wednesday. The SRC noted that Ksh21.7 billion had been set aside by the National Treasury for 2023–2024.
Lyn Mengich, the SRC chairperson, broke down the compensation increases for various government employees. She said that Ksh126 million, or 0.6% of the overall amount, will be given to state officers in the Executive.
State officers in the Judiciary will receive Ksh305 million, or 1.4% of the entire budget, while state officers in the Parliament would receive Ksh78 million, or 0.4%.
On the other hand, county state officials will receive Ksh408 million (1.9%), the teaching service will receive Ksh9.5 billion (44.2%), and Ksh1.8 billion (8.5%) would go to the civil service.
How Much Money Was Allocated
According to Mengich, the National Treasury allocated a Ksh21.7 billion budget for civil servants for the financial year 2023/24 pursuant to the constitutional principle of affordability and fiscal sustainability.
Who Will Receive the Increments
Among the civil servants affected by the increments are teachers, doctors, nurses, police, military, and officers working under the Executive.
The increments will be done based on the job level and sectors, with the Executive receiving an allocation of Ksh126 million representing 0.6 per cent of the total money for the increments.
State officers in Parliament will be allocated Ksh78 million, which accounts for 0.4 per cent of the total allocation. Their counterparts in the Judiciary will get Ksh305 million representing 1.4 per cent.
On the other hand, county state officers shall get Ksh408 million (1.9 per cent).
Teachers were allocated Ksh9.5 billion (44.2 per cent), and the civil service was given Ksh1.8 billion (8.5 per cent).
The Chair added that the county governments were allocated Ksh4 billion (18.8 per cent), and uniformed and disciplined forces got Ksh4.5 billion (20.9 per cent).
Finally, Mengich revealed that other public officers were allocated Ksh745 million, accounting for 3.4 per cent of the total budget.
How Will the Increments Affect the Wage Bill
The wage bill is projected to rise from Ksh987 billion to around Ksh1 trillion, with the number of employees increasing to around 968 million.
Mengich also recommended the revocation of four allowances entitled to civil servants. Some of them were retreat allowance, sitting allowance for members of the institutional internal committee, taskforce allowance, and daily subsistence allowance.
