Public Servants, Teachers Allowances Paid Reduces by SRC

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SRC reduces allowances paid to Public Servants, Teachers

REVIEW AND ADVICE ON ALLOWANCES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is established under Article 230 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, to set and regularly review the remuneration and benefits of all State officers, and advise the national and county governments on the remuneration and benefits of all other public officers. In undertaking its mandate, SRC is guided by principles set out in Article 230(5) of the Constitution, and Section 12 of SRC Act, 2011.

Pursuant to this mandate, and in line with the aforesaid principles, SRC is undertaking a review of allowances in the public service. The review and advice therefrom are expected to result in equity and transparency in the management of allowances and guide the government in the management of the wage bill. The review of allowances is being undertaken in phases, with the first phase completed last year and the second phase starting with the review of; Retreat Allowance, Sitting Allowance for Institutional Committees, Taskforce Allowance, and Daily Subsistence Allowance (Local and Foreign Travel) for public officers. This is as follows:

  1. Retreat Allowance

Retreat allowance is paid to public officers participating in special assignments meant to review, develop and produce policy documents away from their workstations. This is a job responsibility that is factored in determining the relative worth of a job during a job evaluation, the results of which inform the remuneration of a job. Payment of Retreat Allowance, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable to public officers.

  1. Sitting Allowance for Members of Institutional Internal Committee

Institutional Internal Committees are constituted to facilitate the execution of the mandate of the institution. Therefore, payment of Sitting Allowance to Members of Institutional Internal Committees, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable to public officers.

  1. Taskforce Allowance

Payment of Taskforce Allowance to members of the internal institution taskforce, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation, as internal institution taskforces are constituted to execute the mandate of the institution. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable to members of the internal institutional task force.

Further, SRC advises as follows:

  • For all other taskforces, Accounting Officers shall seek the review and advice by SRC on the payment;
  • Public officers shall not be paid for more than one task force for the same period of time;
  • A Taskforce Allowance shall be payable to public officers for a maximum period of 15 days in a The number of paid days in a task force takes cognizance of compensation paid to other public officers in their regular jobs during the period of the taskforce;
  • Where public officers are involved in a task force on a full-time basis for more than one month, they shall be required to opt for either the taskforce allowance or the monthly salary for the substantive post; and
  • Accounting Officers shall approve payment of Taskforce Allowance upon the successful completion of the task, as per rates advised by SRC
  1. Daily Subsistence Allowances (Local and Foreign Travel)

The payment of Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) is meant to facilitate public officers to attend to official assignments away from their duty stations within the country and out of the country. Consequently, SRC advises on DSA (Local and Foreign Travel) rates payable to public officers as follows:

  • DSA (Local Travel): The DSA rates are standardised across the country, and paid as advised in Table

Table 1: DSA Rates for Public Officers (Local Travel)

CivilService Grading Equivalent JobEvaluation GradeAll Cities, County Headquarters All Other Towns
U|E4-E518,200
S—T|E1—E316,800
P-R|DI-DS14,000
K-N|C2-C511,200
F-3|B3-CI6,300
A-E|A1-B24,200

Note: DSA shall not be payable for locations that are within a 50km radius of the respective duty stations of the officers affected.

  • DSA (Foreign Travel): DSA for Foreign Travel remains unchanged at the prevailing rates as advised in Table

Table 2: DSA (Foreign Travel) Rates (USD)

 Civil Service Grading Equivalent 3G U-V3G S-TJG P-RJG K-NJG F-JJG A-E
 State Officer GradingF4E5-F2E3-E4D5-E2D1-D3  
S/NO.Country   Rates (USA)  
1.Afghanistan575523369293243208179
2.Albania572520382311264239223
3.Algeria669608437350294256234
4.Angola788716529436386360345
5.Antigua &Barbuda627570448387348321300
6.Argentina615559443386352332321
7.Armenia949862546386301253224
8.Aruba747679504416363330306
9.Australia730663480387331301285
10.Austria787715519420359323304
11.Azerbaijan949862578436356310281
12.Bahamas898816598488415360312
13.Bahrain601547438383352333320
14.Bangladesh558507370301264243231
15.Barbados732666484394332295274
16.Belarus612557409334292263243
17.Belgium843767591502437399376
18.Belize530482358296261240227
19.Benin615559398318271245230
20.Bermuda779708515417353305272
21.Bhutan500454284198152127111
22.Bolivia456415298239207189179
23.Bosnia&Herzegovina612557363266213184164
24.Botswana567516373301263240227
25.Brazil644585474418372331297
26.Brunei1,027934608444356305273
27.Bulgaria456415352321301287277
28.BurkinaFaso601547387308257220194
29.Burundi554504377314278259247
30.Cambodia476432325271241223211
31.Cameroon659600429344289256238
32.Canada772702536452406378362
33.CapeVerde509463370323295277265
34.CentralAfricanRepublic643584416331277237207
35.Chad674613498439406383369
 Civil Service Grading Equivalent 3G U-V3G S-TJG P-R3G K-NJG F-JJG A-E
 State Officer GradingF4E5-F2E3-E4D5-E2D1-D3  
S/NO.Country   Rates (US$)  
36.Chile500454342285254238228
37.China643584457393344317301
38.Colombia537488371312270237212
39.Comoros749681493399337290260
40.Congo647589420337282252235
41.Costa Rica537488371312270246232
42.Cote d’Ivoire653594435354299259231
43.Croatia612557448393356331310
44.Cuba457416336295272256249
45.Cyprus474431362327306293284
46.Czech Republic552502444416397385374
47.Denmark699636498430392372359
48.Djibouti574522384314276255242
49.Dominica473430336288259238222
50.Dominican Republic627570403318271241221
51.DRC Congo820746543442374323289
52.Ecuador513466347286252232220
53.Egypt529481381331303289266
54.ElSavador457416325279252235224
55.Equatorial Guinea500454376338314297284
56.Eritrea724658385248177139117
57.Estonia612557407331287260240
58.Ethiopia809736536435367318286
59.Fiji546496359289250229215
60.Finland914831609498424366321
61.France796724586517418366337
62.French Guiana626569417341289251224
63.Gabon656596466402358314283
64.Gambia518471363309270237210
65.Georgia949862541381295246218
66.Germany922838616504429372341
67.Ghana505459331266230209195
68.Greece541492425391371358348
69.Grenada509463424403389377367
70.Guadeloupe639581415331277244224
71.Guatemala509463339277242220206
72.Guinea603548389310259221197
73.Guinea Bissau627570418341250198169
74.Guyana484440323264232212201
75.Haiti469427356321299285274
76.Honduras572520367292249224209
77.Hungary741673506422364318289
78.Iceland635578447381344323311
79.India626569430361322301290
80.Indonesia615559398318271246232
81.kan949862635521443385345
82.Iraq1,2451,132846702603525472
83.Ireland727661492406361334319
84.Israel1,1051,004745614525457391
85.Italy924840647549477430398
86.Jamaica622565428360321299288
87.Japan1,1111,010749619529470439
88.3ordan787715519421355314290
89.Kazakhstan949862579436358311282
90.Kiribati770700454331264226202
91.Korea600546425363330310299
92.Kosovo612557407331287260240
 Civil Service GradingEquivalent 3G U-V3G S-T3G P-R3G K-N3G F-33G A-E
 State Officer GradingF4E5-F2E3-E4DS-E2D1-D3  
S/NO.Country   Rates (US’)  
93.Kuwait1,1621,056787652559486435
94.Kyrgyzstan949862520350260210182
95.Laos391355256207179162153
96.Latvia612557428364323297277
97.Lebanon1,077979726600513446399
98.Lesotho445405277213174154141
99.Liberia699636468384337311296
100.Libya854777568463393354331
101.Liechtenstein1,1111,010749586505453418
102.Lithuania612557400322277249229
103.Luxembourg666605435349303278264
104.Nlacedonia770700440309240201177
105.Madagascar699636458369310267235
106.Malawi554504388330298278266
107.Malaysia759690501405342296264
108.Nlaldives461419309254223206194
109.Nali613558424356310286272
110.Malta749681494399348319303
111.Marshal Islands770700465348283245221
112.Mauritania577525384314266231207
113.Mauritius509463398365345334328
114.Plexico572520473450432420413
115.Micronesia770700514420365330305
116.Moldova612557428364323297277
117.Monaco1,1001,000743613525455409
118.Mongolia598543385306255218194
119.Montenegro612557455404370344323
120.Morocco928844619507416366331
121.Mozambique505459332270233213202
122.Myanmar444404276212173150136
123.Namibia473430309248208179162
124.Nauru770700427290219178155
125.Nepal500454316245202173155
126.Netherlands747679518438395370354
127.New Zealand983893659541461400359
128.Nicaragua627570409329273233206
129.Niger630573409327274234208
130.Nigeria796724526427370339320
131.North Korea600546377293245217197
132.Norway606551420354317296284
133.Oman964877673572497437395
134.Pakistan610554402326284256240
135.Palau770700493388330294268
136.Panama541492374316282263253
137.Papua New Guinea770700508413349300268
138.Paraguay584531376298255230217
139.Peru702638460370312279261
140.Philippines666605433347292250222
141.Poland627570429359320298284
142.Portugal67461346S391350327314
143.Puerto Rico444404323283260244234
144.Qatar745678491396334296268
145.Reunion589536380300256231215
146.Romania657597453381342320308
147.Russia949862658556501469449
148.Rwanda588535397328290268252
149.Samoa525477363305264231207
Civil Service GradingEquivalent 3G U-V3G S-T3G P-R3G K-NJG F-J3G A-E
 State Officer GradingF4E5-F2E3-E4D5-E2D1-D3  
S/NO.Country   Rates (US$)  
150.SanMarino924840647549490449418
151.SaoTome&Principe605550341237182150132
152.SaudiArabia930846622508432374336
153.Senegal618562405327284261248
154.Serbia612557399320274246227
155.Seychelles618562462413384367358
156.SierraLeone893812594485413356319
157.Singapore1,2971 179832658523431366
158.Slovakia612557451398363338317
159.Slovenia612557430367328300281
160.Solomon islands770700451326259220197
161.Somalia477434298230187163150
162.SouthAfrica515469356300270252241
163.SouthSudan719653471381323293276
164.Spain935850626513436377333
165.SriLanka525477334262217185164
166.St. Kitts and Nevis627570436369328299279
167.St.Lucia627570428356314285265
168.St. Vincent and Grenadines627570464411376350329
169.Sudan719653471381323293276
170.Surinam1,059963713587502436392
171.Swaziland549499369304267246232
172.Sweden829754561465411383366
173.Switzerland1,1111,010749619529460413
174.Syria774704510414350301271
175.Tajikistan949862515341250200172
176.Tanzania663603422332282253235
177.Thailand588535408344298274260
178Timor- Leste770700439309239200176
179Tobago639581461400366348336
180.Togo554504366297259237222
181.Tonga467425310253215188173
182.Trinidad482438389364348339331
183.Tunisia462420314261231215206
184Turkey1,037943697574491426382
185.Turkmenistan949862532366279230201
186.Tuvalu770700424286212173150
187.Uganda677615429335283253235
188.Ukraine612557408334290262242
189.UnitedArab Emirates944858656553481421380
190.United Kingdom848771578481429402382
191.Uruguay416378331307290279270
192.USA724658527462425405393
193.Uzbekistan949862509332240190162
194.Vanuatu770700513419364329304
195Venezuela552502440408387365350
196.Vietnam440400300250219201190
197.Yemen813739539438371320287
198.Zambia664604432347277241220
199.Zimbabwe482438330275244228208
  1. Implementation Notes
    • The reviews shall apply to public officers at the national and county governments, as appropriate.
  • This Circular supersedes any other Circular on Retreat Allowance, Taskforce Allowance, Sitting Allowance for Institutional Internal Committees, and DSA (Local and Foreign Travel) in the public service
  • The advice herein is effective from the date of this

Your office is hereby requested to take the necessary attention and action.

MRS. LYN C. MENGICH COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON

Copy to:       All Cabinet Secretaries

Chief of staff and Head of Public Service Chairperson, Parliamentary Service Commission Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court

Chairpersons, Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices

All County Governors

Secretary, State Corporations Advisory Committee

All County Executive Committee Members In charge of County Public Service All Chairpersons County Assembly Service Boards.