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SRC; Here Is How Much The President, The Deputy, Cabinet Secretaries And Police Bosses Earn

SK 2 years ago 2 min read

The President, Deputy President, Cabinet Secretaries, Attorney General, and Principal Secretaries, among others, are among the State Officers under the Executive branch of government who are entitled to wages and benefits that have been retained by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

Announcing the outcome of the Third Remuneration and Benefits Review Cycle for State officers on Thursday, SRC retained the President’s salary at Ksh.1,443,750 which has been de-consolidated into a basic salary of Ksh.866,250, house allowance (Ksh.350,000) and a salary market adjustment (Ksh227,500).

For the Deputy President, the salary has also been retained at Ksh.1,227,188 and de-consolidated into a basic salary of Ksh.736,313, house allowance (Ksh.300,000), and a salary market adjustment (Ksh.190,875).

In the meantime, Cabinet Secretaries will be entitled to a gross salary of Ksh.924,000, Attorney-General (Ksh.924,000), Secretary to the Cabinet/Head of Public Service (Ksh.924,000), and Principal Secretary (Ksh.765,188).

The gross salary for the Inspector-General, National Police Service has been capped at Ksh.765,188, Director General, National Intelligence Service (Ksh.765,188), Deputy Inspector General, Kenya Police Service (Ksh.621,250), Deputy Inspector Administration Police Service (Ksh.621,250), and Director of Criminal Investigations (Ksh.621,250).

In accordance with Section 11(e) of the SRC Act, 2011, SRC set a four-year review cycle for remuneration and benefits in the public service so as to align with the country’s planning and budgetary processes.

The first review cycle ran for the financial year 2013/14-2016/17, and the second was during the financial year 2017/18-2020/21 while the current third review cycle runs for the financial year 2021/22 to 2024/25.