The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has revealed that several allowances have been abolished for senior government officials including Cabinet Secretaries.
As detailed on Wednesday, October 10, the abolishment was enforced to help with the reduction of the wage bill.
For instance, SRC divulged that it had abolished taxable car allowances for CSs, Principal Secretaries, and judges.
Additionally, Cabinet Secretaries no longer receive ministerial allowances.
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For Members of Parliament and Members of County Assembly (MCAs), SRC scrapped the plenary sitting allowance.
Other allowances that have been abolished include those for task forces, retreats and institutional internal committees.
"SRC has reduced the total public wage bill by advising on Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) and abolishing some allowances as indicated," the Commission noted.
Kenya's wage bill has been a concern for the government as it limits development in the country amidst constrained revenue collection.
"The public service wage payments grew by 6.36 per cent from Ksh1.04 trillion in FY 2021/2022 to Ksh 1.1 trillion in FY 2022/2023 and is estimated to grow further by a similar rate to Ksh1.17 trillion in FY 2023/2024," read the report by SRC in part.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) accounts for the highest share of the wage bill at 33.8 per cent in FY 2023/2024, followed by the national government at 27.12 per cent. The least wage bill spending is accounted for by CFS (salaries and wages) at 0.31 per cent and State corporations at 4.7 per cent in FY 2023/2024."
