Why TSC Received the Largest Share in 2023/2024 Budget
A staggering Ksh.21.7 billion, or the lion’s share of the salary budget for the upcoming fiscal year of 2023/2024, has been allotted to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). This places the TSC in a position to take on its vital duty of supporting and strengthening the highly esteemed teachers in our community.
In her capacity as head of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), Lyn Mengich has proposed an all-encompassing plan to considerably increase the remuneration of teachers. This decision was made with the intention of bringing the compensation of teachers in line with that of other workers in the public sector and state employees.
Teachers in Kenya have incomes that fall into the 36th percentile of the Gross Market, making them the lowest paid government employees in the country. Mengich, on the other hand, anticipates a rise in this percentage to the more equitable 50th percentile, which is a place where innovation and tradition can live side by side in harmony.
The objective is to get everyone to a point of compromise somewhere in the middle in order to ensure that everyone is paid fairly. The primary objective of this wage review is to bring salaries up to par with the rapidly shifting conditions of the market and the current situation of the national economy.
Mengich acknowledges that there is a pressing need to address the issue of guaranteeing a fair minimum pay for all public officers. It plays a significant role in the intricate dance that is the process of adjusting salaries.
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The most recent pay review came as a nice surprise, increasing earnings for state employees and government workers by between 7 and 10 percent. It is anticipated that the beneficial impacts of this update will become immediately apparent on July 1, 2023, and that they will continue until July 1, 2024.
The SRC, which is directed by Lyn Mengich, has been carefully examining how to compensate our dedicated teachers in the most effective way possible. The goal of the government is to transform itself into an employer of choice so that it can recruit and keep the most talented and intelligent people available to serve the public.
As part of the Teaching Service’s long-term strategy to improve their standing and reach a more equitable percentage of the market, financial support is being provided to the organisation. The goal of this initiative is to accord our educators the level of respect as well as financial compensation that they rightfully merit.
Why TSC Received the Largest Share in 2023/2024 Budget
