Public servants take home an extra Sh32bn in year to June 2024

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengich briefs media on May 24, 2024.

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Public service employees took home an additional Sh32.2 billion in the year that ended June 2024, mainly driven by salary review agreements approved by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

New disclosures by SRC show that in the financial year that ended June, salary increments accounted for 80 percent of the additional pay or Sh25.8 billion followed by Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) at Sh4.41 billion or 13.6 percent.

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