{"id":2000113207,"date":"2026-05-27T10:45:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000113207"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:19:15","slug":"mifotra-clarifies-claims-of-salary-increases-for-public-servants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/mifotra-clarifies-claims-of-salary-increases-for-public-servants\/","title":{"rendered":"MIFOTRA clarifies claims of salary increases for public servants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a press release issued on May 26, 2026, the ministry explained that amendments made to Law No. 017\/2020 governing public servants and Prime Minister\u2019s Order No. 024\/03 on allowances do not alter the way salaries are determined nor increase take-home pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clarification follows widespread interpretations suggesting that the reforms would lead to harmonized salaries across government institutions and higher pay for leaders in public entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIFOTRA stated that amendments introduced under Law No. 017\/2026 of April 23, 2026 concern only improvements and harmonization in the process through which institutions apply for and obtain special employment statutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe changes introduced by this amendment relate only to the improvements and harmonization in the way institutions apply for and obtain the special statute,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry emphasized that there is no change in the salary determination framework for public servants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the general public service statute, salaries continue to be determined through institutional salary structures approved by the Cabinet, based on an institution\u2019s index value, the employee\u2019s position level and responsibilities attached to the role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For specialized institutions operating under special statutes, remuneration frameworks remain approved by their respective boards of directors in accordance with laws establishing those institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIFOTRA also addressed concerns surrounding Prime Minister\u2019s Order No. 016\/03 of May 22, 2026, which amended regulations governing public servants\u2019 allowances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the ministry, the amendment was adopted to align public service compensation with pension reforms that took effect on January 1, 2025, while ensuring employees\u2019 take-home pay remains unchanged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe amendment was adopted to harmonize with the pension reforms and maintain public servants\u2019 take-home salaries. Therefore, it doesn\u2019t result in any increase or decrease in the net payments of public servants,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry noted that the reforms concern all public servants and not only leaders, as some reports had suggested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It further clarified that the responsibility allowance is not exclusively reserved for senior officials, but applies to public servants who supervise colleagues at the same organizational level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor instance, a Director of Finance supervising finance management specialists is entitled to such an allowance because they are otherwise on the same position level,\u201d MIFOTRA explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ministry added that net housing, transport and responsibility allowances remain unchanged. Only the gross amounts were adjusted to reflect changes brought by pension reforms, without affecting the net benefits employees receive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clarification comes after confusion triggered by the increase in pension contributions from 6 percent to 12 percent of an employee\u2019s salary, which had raised concerns over a possible reduction in take-home pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIFOTRA maintains that the revised allowance calculations were specifically designed to offset the impact of the pension reforms and ensure that public servants continue receiving the same net earnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christine Nkulikiyinka, the Minister of Public Service and Labour, delivers remarks during a past Labour Day ceremony in Kigali. On Tuesday, the ministry dismissed claims that recently amended legal instruments introduce salary increases for public servants, clarifying that the reforms are intended to preserve employees\u2019 net earnings following changes to pension contributions.

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Rwanda\u2019s Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) has dismissed claims that recently amended legal instruments introduce salary increases for public servants, clarifying that the reforms are intended to preserve employees\u2019 net earnings following pension contribution changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000113208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000113207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000113208,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1200,"height":787,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","width":150,"height":98},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","width":300,"height":197},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","width":768,"height":504},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","width":1024,"height":672},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/download-19.jpg","width":1200,"height":787}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000113207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000113209,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000113207\/revisions\/2000113209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000113208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000113207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000113207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000113207"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000113207"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000113207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}