Ruto responds on SRC 14% salary increase proposal, civil servants to get 7-10 PC increment
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Ruto rejects 14% salary increase proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC)
Ruto rejects 14% salary increase proposal by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) with civil servants set to get 7-10 PC increment.
On Friday, June 30, President William Ruto put a halt to plans by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to to increase his salary and that of his Deputy Rigathi Gachagua.
Speaking at the Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC), Ruto gave SRC the go-ahead to create a system that is recognized internationally to close the pay gap amongst civil servants.
“I have told SRC that there is an internationally accepted formula called compression formula. Until they come back to me and say they have met that formula, our salary increment will wait.”
“But for the other people, the state officers, myself, my deputy, ministers, PSs, MPs and others. That salary would remain the way it is. Let it remain the way it is until SRC gives us international best practices because we need to reduce the gap,” Ruto ordered.
Ruto defended the move, saying it would solve instances where some civil officials made ten times as much money as others and provide uniformity to the public sector.
Ruto voiced reservations about the current pay structure for public servants, claiming that some vice chancellors of universities and managing directors of parastatals were making more money than him.
He then instructed SRC to provide a thorough report outlining their qualifications for such high salary.
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SRC had proposed increasing Ruto’s salary by Ksh206,260 for the financial year 2024/25. In the proposal, Ruto was poised to earn Ksh1,650,000, up from the current Ksh1,443,750.
His deputy was expected to earn Ksh1,402,500 from his current Ksh1,367,438 monthly pay.
In the proposal, Chief Justice Martha Koome was expected to be among the top earners in the country with her salary hitting Ksh1,403,942 starting in 2024.
Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu’s salary was set to hit Ksh1,304,185 per month minus allowances in 2024.
Ruto, however, defended salary increments for other civil servants, arguing that it will cushion them from economic downtime.
“Salaries of other civil servants can be adjusted beginning tomorrow (Saturday July 1). So our teachers, military officers and people working in government services, we have agreed that your salaries will be adjusted between 7 and 10 per cent from tomorrow,” Ruto announced.
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