Ruto recommends trimming civil servants’ salaries
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Ruto recommends trimming civil servants' salaries owing to the high current expenditure on government employees
Ruto recommends trimming civil servants’ salaries owing to the high current expenditure on government employees.
On Tuesday, July 4, President William Ruto declared that his administration was deliberating on cutting the government’s ongoing expenses, particularly on the civil servants’ salaries
While speaking at the swearing-in event for two Principal Secretaries at the State House, the Head of State noted that Kenya had accumulated an unsustainable wage bill.
He pointed out that the government’s ability to engage in development initiatives was constrained by the skyrocketing wage bill.
“The government is keen on striking the right balance between the development and recurrent expenditure,” the President stated noting that his administration was spending more resources on paying salaries than required.
According to Ruto, the Treasury was spending 46 percent of the country’s revenue to pay salaries and wages every month.
“This is way above our target of 35 percent. We must work towards bringing down the figure,” the President warned.
Defending the move, Ruto explained that his administration will ensure the country’s development plan is not starved of funds.
The government spent Ksh1 trillion on salaries in the fiscal year 2022–2023, according to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
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This represented 51% of the nation’s total revenue, and if the Commission follows through on its proposal to raise government servant compensation by 8%, the percentage will rise.
The statement came a few days after the President approved an increase in salary for select civil servants but opposed an increment for high-ranking state officers.
Ruto opposed the pay rise until SRC tabled the international best practice in order to reduce the gap between those who work for the people of Kenya and the Kenyans themselves.
“Because of the economic times we live in, we have approved that salaries of other civil servants can be adjusted beginning tomorrow.
“For the other people, the state officers, myself, my deputy, cabinet secretaries, permanent secretaries, and members of parliament, ours will wait,” the President stated on Friday, June 30.
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