Civil servants in constitutional and independent offices are set to receive salary and gratuity cuts as the government seeks to cut the public wage bill.
According to a new report from the National Assembly Liason Committee, the government expects to effect Ksh75.6 million in cuts.
The committee says the decision will see the public wage bill in these offices drop to Ksh4.08 billion. "Salaries and allowances for constitutional and independent offices are proposed to decrease by Ksh75.6 million, from Ksh4.16 billion to Ksh4.08 billion," reads part of the report from the committee chaired by Gladys Boss Shollei.
The cuts are set to be effected in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Salaries & Remuneration Commission (SRC), and Public Service Commission (PSC). PSC Chairperson Anthony Muchiri addressing the press PSC However, the National Police Service Commission (NPSC) will receive an increase, making it the only body to receive an increase.
