The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has announced a 7-10 per cent salary rise for civil servants, backdated to July 1.

The increment will cost taxpayers Ksh21.7 billion more for the financial year 2023/2024, with teachers getting the lion’s share of Ksh9.5 billion.

According to SCR, the average increase is 7 to 10 per cent over a two-year period, inclusive of the existing notch increase, which averages 3 per cent annually.

“Where the salary structures are frozen, the notch increase will continue as budgeted up to the maximum salary point,” SRC announced.

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Of the Ksh21.7 billion, executive state officers will get Ksh126.9 million while Parliament state officers will get 78.9 million.

Judiciary state officers will get Ksh308.2 million, county state officers will get Ksh408.9 million while civil servants will get Ksh1.8 billion.

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County governments will pocket Ksh4.1 billion while uniformed and disciplined forces will earn Ksh4.5 billion. Other public officers will get Ksh745.6 million.

“Increase in employee numbers is a key contributor to the increase in the wage bill as an absolute amount. As a developing nation, the government will continue to employ in key sectors to achieve the ideal ratios for effective service delivery, notably in teaching, healthcare, and security. However, increase in employee numbers is not always attributed to service delivery in critical areas,” SRC added.

Kenya’s Labour productivity remains low compared to other countries. According to the International Labour Organization, 2021, statistics on labour productivity, Kenya is ranked number 151 out of 185 countries globally, and number 22 out of 46 countries in Africa.

Teachers and other civil servants will now get a 7-10 per cent salary raise and backdated to July 1 after a freeze placed in 2021.

SRC revealed at a breakfast meeting in Nairobi that the salary review is based on growth momentum that picked up immediately after Covid-19.

Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) says the National Treasury has allocated Sh27.1 billion for 2023/24 to undertake the exercise.

“The average increase of 7-10 per cent will be undertaken over a two-year period and is inclusive of a notch increase, averaging three per cent annually,” SRC chairperson Lyn Mengich said.

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She added that the third remuneration and benefits review will see progressive harmonisation and adjustment of remuneration structures that are below the 50 percentile market positioning while freezing salary structures above the 50 percentile.

Furthermore, where the salary structures are frozen, the notch increase will continue as budgeted up to the maximum salary point.

Teachers will get the lion’s share of the pay rise, with the Teachers Service Commission allocated 44.2 per cent of the total amount, followed by armed forces at 20.9 per cent while counties will get 18.8 per cent.

Civil servants and state officers will get 8.5 and 4.3 per cent respectively.

This is expected to pile more pressure on the wage bill that has since crossed the Sh1 trillion mark, with SRC forecasting it to hit Sh1.17 trillion up from Sh1.10 trillion.

The government has 968,425 employees this year from 953,041 last year, with an average monthly salary of Sh73,540.