Salaries & Remuneration ‘Commission Ret No: SRC/ADM/CIR/1/13 Vo. (126) 10% December, 2014 ‘Momey General Controle of Budget ua: Genera ‘AlPincipal Secretares/Accounting Offices Cie! Regstar of Judiciary DBeoctor of Pubic Prosecutions Clete. ofthe Senate: Clerk National Assemby Secretaries, Constitutional Commislons Vice: Chancelers of ol Pubic Unvesies Secretaries County Pubic Sevice Boards Secretory, Stale Corporation Advscry Comition (Chief Executives ofA State Cosperations and Statutory Bodies ‘Clerk, County assembly Service Boords ‘County Secretaries, County Governments REVIEW OF ALLOWANCES INTHE PUBLIC SERVICE The Solaies and Remuneration Commision t fulment ofits mandate of reviewing remuneration ond benefit for puble olfess embarked on a study of all olowances, payable in the PuBEe Service, The sivdy was concuded in September 2014 ond the Commison hat anaveed the report ond adopted pastors os way forward The resuls of the study on clowances revealed that there exit soniicont variations on lowences payable across Puble Senice insfiutons in Kenya, The varctens rango fom Supications ond wide cspartias [oof verkcal and hofonts) fo varied eigbiy crtera for payments thot hamper hermonizafon and standordtion, ‘ising ftom the study findings thereore, the Commision adopted the folowing postions: fhe Commision wil congoiate alowonces that parform similar functons bul have Silerent names, abolthalavrances whose vtlonale redundant er he pupose of paying them overops with tna! of the boric slay and restucture alowonces whose cilached economic value/rates are not commensurate Win the intended purpose and opt for ‘eter method of compensation, However fr purposes of rafonalztion, hormanaation, Noncorezation, equity, foiness, compensation for the cost of Iwng cejusiment and ‘equation in te Public Service, some dlowances have been reviewed Ccitical Alowances From tne reuts of he study he folowing ciical allowances with high level of spartiesin the Pubic Service were tenifed for teviow ter hamonize them (both vericaly ond hotzontly| across the Service, to compersato fer the cos of ving that has apprecioled ‘conderably and fo slondorcue ond regulate tek application. ‘hese alowonces Inchide: House Alowonce, Hardship Alowance .and Subsistence ‘Alawancer, Detas of te reviews are cs follows1. Hardship Allowance Inn otro compensate forthe cost of ving and for attraction of skis to Herdsip orecs Inthe Republe, tho Commisson has reviewed haxcshp alowance fo be paid ota lat role fer al equivalent grades ccros the Public Service both of Notional and Counly Governments. Subsequent, The Commision hos abolshed pegging the allowance os a percentage of base salary. Te approved roles of Herdihip Alowance ore shown i Table Tob New Rts of Hardship Alowance ‘vl Serica Job Groups ond ‘| Rate Therap Alowance Euivaon! Geodes Pm. a. 3000 ‘3000 3300 3700. 30 700. or) ‘3200 12300 as 17100 27300 31:50 33,1090 45,00 T 0000 NE a te or roninaed Sas ocarzhaTnaFBeinecep oF any Herne Atowence lafololelzte|-lal-/=la}nmlolo}el> 2. House Allowance ‘he Commision has reviewed house clowonce payable to al pubic Servants. Tis review has been done fo eliminate the exiting dspories (both vertcaly and haraortely) fn fhe ayinent of house allowance ond to compersle fer the cost of housing that hos ‘Sprecated considerably since fhe lat review of the alowance In the yeor 2001. The: Ube Servant whose exiting rates of howe alowences are cove the rates provided shal retain of exiting levels unfl cr unless ofherito reviewed by the Commision while Public Servants whote exting house allowances ore below tne opproved rates fe adop! the ew rates. he reviewed rates of house allowance are shown In Table 2. 44—‘able 2:New House Alowance Rates z z EES ae Sa ‘CouRly Hecdavaters | Counly Headquctan | — ae Seb ‘thes county So | Nyasa Heodeuarter ‘Mombasa, Kumi, | Keieho, Koxamega, | Headguates Mating Ki Lary, | Kis, Emu, Namyaw,_| 24.8 2m wale & Natasha Nekurutedwara | 769% 0b Gn gen id | Casa ara Group | Conent[-New=|Corent[-—— New | Curent [New| Come [NEW ‘a | 3000 [376012300 | auas | 2000 | 200 | amo | 260 8 3000 [3760 S25 [2000 [2800 | 200 | 250 “| 3.000 [350-1 7500 [3.125 | zon0 | 9.500 | 1.900 | ae {sao [anas-| —270 | ga75— | 2.00 270.900 | 2a | 3.500 —[-asoo-| 2900 [3790] 2500 | —a9e0 | 2.100 [2700 [3.500 —[-asoo-| 2900 [730] 2300 | s00__| 2.100 [200 [$00 —[-4760-| 3.500 —[—asoo—| sano | —s.ps0__— [2300-3200 |“ s000 [6760-1300 [aso 3000 _|—sasso__| 2300 | $00. | -s000—|a000"| 500 | 7.600 | ss00 | 5.800 | 3.000 [-az00 | to.o00 [1400/1 2000 | agoo™ | gon0 | 9.400 | 5.000700 | -z5.000 [a a00-| 15.000 —|-—aaipoo—|-17,000-| 16800 10000 [00 ‘M__| 0.900 [-zma0o | 5.000 | —2a000_—_|-1.000-| 16.600 | 1000013000 N—|- 24000 [900117000 —|-—a5s00_—| 13,000-| — 18.000 | 1,000 | 15400. | “so. o00 [a5 00 | 20,000 |" as}o00 [1 c00-|—at,900 | 2.0 eo “| “s0.000 [46000 | 20000 | 28.000 [1000 | —at.000 [12.000 | 6800 | «000 [s0a00-| 2.000 | 35.000" [15000 | as000 [12.000 [2000 S| -eo.000 [soto | 56000 —[-—s4000_—| 57.000 | — 5000, —|-.000 eo a00 z : i TE Tiree doer na op fae cor 3. Dally Subsistence Allowance (Local Travel) The Commision noted trom the resis of study that there were diferent crcults in the Puble.Sawiee providing ‘ferent rater for subdslence alawance, Subsequent, for purposes of stancorazation and regulation af the anpicaton of hs facitave alowence In the Pubic Senco, ihe Commisson has decided that ail he alowances in the Pubic Sonice that ore paid to facilitate officer fo attend to official asignments away from thek {uty stators wan the country be renamed Daly Subsistence Alewance (Local aval] ond bbe paid af tha rates shown Table 3. Table 3: New Rates of Daly Subsistence Alowonce (Local rave) [ seg Grou hor iar canes [es | se oncen [RS Nombos. —| Wet EBor Keisha | ay | cer | aon Matra it_| Kregel Emo sence | “erases ee euvsera erortwaee [nent nons cave | & evan este es 22,000 9,000. 12,000 pane 18,200 12,600 10500 = B, Tea00 a re | eos Taoo0 iz ea of tt 709 ra 0 — a aa 400 2.100. 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Scope ot Application 1. The reviews shal apely 10 al State and other Public offcers both at Notional ond County Government ax appropriate. 2. The rates thal have been set by the Commission for Daly Subssionce Alowance [local and Foreign travel) shall apply to al State ond other Publ ates In al pubic Sevice rsttvions in Kenya, Al other eng Crculas onthe some bec trator, Coase fo opply forhulin and the respective Accounting officers parsonaly ‘responsible for prudent management of his fociave alowance. 3, The new rates of Howse Alowonce shall apply fol pubic offcers other than Stole Officer of the Notional and Counly Government inclcing State Corporations ftom ‘ne scheduled effective date of plementation, 4. The respective employers in the cil service should Inlate Colective Bargaining ‘Agteements wih the rolovant Unions in the Implementation of the toviewed/harmonlzed allowances hersin. 4, Implementation Schedule Pleate note that subjact to budgetery provislons, Implementation ofall tho reviowed dlowances tates effect as fotos (Daily Subsslence Allowance (Local & Foreign Travel to be implemented with elect from the date ofthis Creuir and (At the other Aowances reviewed wil be implemented in @ phased approach ‘Commencing in the Fnancal Yeor 2015/2016 a: guided by the Natlonal Treasury tough Budgetary provisions. ‘Your Office is hereby requested to ensure comlance wit the contents ths Creular ond ‘ng 0 the fenton of al employees in your organization for intormatcn Bh Se1ah J.C. Serem (Ws), BS (CHAIRPERSON Pagesce: [Al Cabinet Secretroe Chiafof Sta and Head of Publ Service (Charperons, Constiuional Commisions (Chatpesion, Counct of Govemers ‘Cherpersons Couniy Pubic Service Boards Regis, Industal Court of Kenya ‘Glerk National Asem} [Al County Governor ‘Al Speakers, County Assombles Inspector Geneva. inspectorate of state Corporations Secretary, State Corporations Advisory Comnvtiee Page of?APPENDIX the Grading and Equivalent Job Groups of Al Sloe offices shal be used when applying ‘General Goverrment Crucis os Shown in Table 5 Table 6: The grades and Equivalent Job Groups for al State Oficor Speaker ofthe National Assembly Speake ofthe Senate, Cue usice Deputy Creuse, Cabinet Secretary, Secretary tothe Cabinet, Deputy pester ofthe Senate, Deputy Speaker ofthe Hatera Assan, AOMe} Genera, Autor General, dpe ofthe Supreme Cour, Cran, TERC, Chatman, CIC Prindpal Secretary, Conver of Budget Judge ofthe Court of pest County Governor Director of Public Prosccutn, Vie Car IEBC,Vioe Chair ic Chairpersons, other Consttusonal Commision Merber of te National Assembly, ember of the Senate, Members of Independent Costitienal Common, Judge ofthe High Cur, Register of alta parties ‘Secretaries of Independent Constitutional Commissions, Depty County Governor Chie Magistrate ‘Senior Principe Residence Magistrate Prinpal Resience Magistrate Speaker, County Assembly, County Executive Commies Member Senior Reside Magistrate slo] = |o Resident Magistrate Member of County Assembly A rage sos