Drastic reductions in public service allowances

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengich during a press conference in Nairobi on Thursday, October 07 2021, on the allowances Policy guideline for the public service [David Njaaga, Standard]

An estimated 900,000 public servants should brave for tougher economic times following a government decision to implement new austerity measures which will see drastic reduction of their allowances.

Consequently, Salaries and Remuneration Commission has initiated a process of setting new policy guidelines which will harmonise and rationalise allowances for the entire public service to end disparities which currently have seen some workers take home multiple allowances, more than 60 per cent of their salaries.