Kenya President will be the most paid Public Servant in his government according to the new salary structure released.
President Uhuru Kenyatta will every month take home a salary equivalent to US$18,604 (approximately Shs1.6M in Kenyan currency).
Before the new structure was announced, the most paid public servant in Kenya was the head of the anti-corruption authority who earned US$29,069 (Approximately Sh2.5 million).
During President Mwai Kibaki’s regime, the head of anti-corruption authority earned more than the president.
However, in the new Salary structure, the President has been placed at level G — due to president’s enormous work of being responsible for cross-national, regional and global strategy formulation.
The New salary structure was recommended by the Kenya’s Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) with the assistance of PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — which conducted a job evaluation for all State offices — has created 112 state offices, up from the current 50.
According to the SRC the current wage bill does not allow for any public or state officer to get a salary increment unless the public is willing to pay more taxes.
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