How much Ruto and other top government officials pocket per day on expensive foreign trips
William Ruto and other top government officials paid KSh 150k daily as allowances in expensive foreign trips
William Ruto and other top government officials paid KSh 150k daily as allowances in expensive foreign trips.
The government of Kenya is using a huge chunk of taxpayers’ money to pay top government officials per day as allowances amid harsh economic times.
According to a report by NTV, the government pays the president, his deputy, and other top officials more than KSh 150,000 in daily subsistence allowances for each day they are on foreign trips.
The amount of allowances paid varies depending on the destination.
In the most recent circular approved by SRC on Monday 7, August, which sets and regularly reviews remunerations and benefits accorded state officials, state officers in grade F4 receive a minimum of $575 (KSh 86,773) when visiting Afghanistan, and a maximum of $1297 (KSh 195,730) for foreign trips to Singapore.
The allowances paid for foreign trips are paid in dollars, which has caused concern, considering the depreciation of the Kenyan Shilling against the dollar.
“Noteworthy is that the rates are placed in USDs, meaning the conversation to Kenyan shillings keeps rising or falling due to the rates of the two currencies,” Ibrahim Karanja reported for NTV.
State officers in job grade F4 include:
The president
The deputy president
Cabinet secretaries
Principal secretaries
Members of parliament Senators
Chief executive officers
Director generals
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Based on the circular, other foreign trips in which state officers in job grade F4 receive more than KSh 150,000 based on the market currency conversion rates include:
Iraq $1245 Israel $1105 Japan $1111 Kuwait $1162 Lebanon $1077 Liechtenstein $1111 Monaco $1100 Surinam $1058 Turkey $1037
For foreign trips within countries in East Africa, a grade F4 state official is paid a daily subsistence allowance of $820 (KSh 123,943) in DRC Congo, $809 (KSh 122,280) in Ethiopia, $719 (108,676) in South Sudan, $663 (KSh 100,212) in Tanzania and $677 (KSh 102,328) in Uganda.
Total compensation for government officials rose to Sh1.17 trillion in the current financial year after the latest salary review by the SRC, and the allowances paid to state officers account for a significant share of the wage bill.
This comes amid criticism over the excessive and costly foreign trips by President William Ruto.
However, the president downplayed criticisms saying he is the ‘chief agent’ and country’s ambassador of development, which justified his foreign trips.
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