Babu Owino - MPs and other state officers should not be added even a coin

 

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino now says there is no need for Members of Parliament and CS's to get a salary increment.

He ssays it's sad given most Kenyans are struggling to survive

"MPs and other state officers should not be added even a coin.It’s sad to increase salary while Kenyans have no jobs,Kenyans have no capital to start businesses,Kenyans have no money to pay school fees,No money for medication.Say NO to salary increment."

A Gazette Notice dated August 9, 2023, from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) announced that state officers would get salary and benefit increments starting July 1.

"Monthly remuneration structure for state officers in the Executive of the government will be implemented in the financial year 2024/25 with effect from July 1, 2024," the commission stated.

According to the notice, the pay for the Prime Cabinet Secretary, all 22 Cabinet Secretaries, the Attorney General, the Head of Public Service, and the Secretary to the Cabinet will increase to Sh990,000 each from Sh957,000.

Both the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Senate are set to receive Sh1,208,362, up from Sh1,185,327, along with Sh40 million for a mortgage, Sh25,000 for airtime, and an official residence.

Principal Secretaries will see their salaries rise to Sh819,844 from the initial Sh752,519.

Both the Majority and Minority leaders will receive Sh800,019, up from Sh784,768.

Additionally, Members of Parliament and the Senate will receive a pay increase from Sh725,502 to Sh739,600.

Parliamentary committees will also receive a revised sitting allowance of Sh7,500 per sitting, a Sh35 million mortgage allowance, Sh356,525 for vehicle maintenance, and Sh15,000 for airtime.

Governors' salaries have been adjusted from Sh957,000 to Sh990,000, with their deputies set to receive Sh684,233, up from Sh652,742. MCAs will see their pay increase from Sh154,481 to Sh164,588.

Security officials, including the Inspector General (IG), Director of National Intelligence Service (NIS), Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and their deputies, will also receive pay rises.

The IG and Directors General in NIS and DCI will each receive Sh819,844, up from Sh792,519. Deputy IGs of Kenya Police and Administration Police, along with the DCI, will earn Sh684,233, up from Sh652,742.

This new increment means that the Treasury will need at least Sh360 million annually to finance these new salaries, amidst public pressure and tough economic times.

BY  PENINAH NJOKI