This archive report was first published on 6 July 2019.
Kenya Civil Servants to Receive New Salary Review and Grades ¶
Kenya's civil servants are set to receive a new salary review and job grades, with changes to be implemented from July 2019. The changes include salary review, new job grades, and recruitment of new staff on contract.
According to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the changes are part of a four-phase salary review that began in 2017. The first two phases, which covered job groups A to T, were implemented in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Phase III of the salary review, which covers job groups G-T, is set to take effect from July 1, 2019. The new salaries will apply to civil servants in these job groups, with the lowest salary in job group G expected to be Sh21,500 and the highest Sh28,970.
Senior civil servants in job group V, who are ranked as top management executives, will be in category CG 1 but their remunerations have not been disclosed. The government has also issued guidelines for house and commuter allowances, with civil servants in job groups CG17-CG14 expected to receive a house allowance of Sh3,750 in Nairobi and Sh2,500 in other areas.
Reacting to the developments, Union of Kenya Civil Servants First Deputy Secretary General Jerry Saroli ole Kina said they would seek audience with Public Service Cabinet Secretary Margaret Kobia for clarification. He expressed concerns that the slight salary adjustments could not be termed as a pay hike and that civil servants have been waiting for the implementation of the third phase of the salary increment.
