The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has abolished plenary sitting allowances for Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of County Assembly (MCAs) effective from August 9th, 2022.
On Thursday, SRC Chairperson Lynn Mengich said mileage allowances which include car grants for all State officers among them MPs, MCAs, speakers, and County Executive Committee Members (CECs) have similarly been removed.
“Sitting allowance for plenary sessions in Parliament and County assemblies is abolished and ceases to be payable. Transport facilitation benefits in the form of car grants for state officers is abolished and ceases to be payable,” Mengech said at a media briefing in Nairobi.
“Any remuneration and benefits not specified in the gazette notice are not payable unless subsequently set by SRC.”
Mengich further noted that the roles of the Members of Parliament, County Executive Committee and County speakers have been upgraded as a result of job evaluation.
She indicated that after the remuneration review cycle of the financial year 2021 to 2025, the commission deconsolidated salaries for all State officers but the gross salary remains the same.
“The salaries structures remain the same thus the gross pay has been retained except for roles that have been upgraded as a result of job evaluation. The consolidated salary has been deconsolidated and itemized into basic salary, house allowance, commuter allowance and salary market adjustment,” Mengich said.
Under the review, MPs will earn a gross salary of Sh710,00 per month while MCAs will take home Sh144,375. The monthly salary of the President and the Deputy President has been maintained at Sh1.44m and Sh1.2m respectively.
SRC has retained MPs’ committee sitting allowance where the chairperson pockets Sh15,000 per sitting before tax, the vice-chairperson gets Sh12,000 and a member of the committee gets Sh7,500.
By scrapping the plenary sitting allowance, SRC vice chairperson Dr. Amani Komora said the commission expects to save between Sh1 billion to 1.5 billion per year.
Well done. Next step, please…
Well done. Next step, please bring down the salary to only 100k or lower and place a cap. That way, we will have sifted away money-hungry folks from true well-meaning leaders.
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kudos
Well done????
Well done????
Very nice! Its about time we…
Very nice! Its about time we get the system working for the people of kenya. No body ever bought a car for me at my work place and then turn around to supply petrol on those gas guzzlers. The system must be changed to help the average Kenyans live a fairly comfortable life.
They should be carpooling,…
They should be carpooling, using bikes, skate boards and even walking like all humans.
Or Railway transport to…
Or Railway transport to Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, etc; even their Own money to their Foreign country USELESS (joyrider) Trips.
Its about time these thieves…
Its about time these thieves get checked! They will try to fight this in the next parliament. All they think is how to exploit Kenyans.
Great first step!
Still too…
Great first step!
Still too much money for MPigs!
They should take home Ksh 250,000 Maximum!
It is a job they seek! Nobody is holding a gun to their heads to take it!
Wananchi as the employers should decide what we pay them! Then they should take the job, or find something else to do if 250K is too little!
Mpigs will fight back.This…
Mpigs will fight back.This could just be an election gimmick.Trust me should Mpigs lose their benefits, they will make it up some other way,as they always do. We just do vote for crooks.That’s the problem.
SRC should have also removed…
SRC should have also removed the shs 10m.per day allowance paid to governors and CSs for foreign official or private trips.It was annoying to read how so-called governor Mumbi was paid shs 10m. for a fake foreign trip.The matter was made worse by her adultery partners,miitu Uhuru and Raila who ordered senators to overrule Kirinyaga councilors who had impeached her.RISASI TU.
SRC should have also removed…
SRC should have also removed the shs 10m.per day allowance paid to governors and CSs for foreign official or private trips.It was annoying to read how Mumbi was paid shs 10m. for a fake foreign trip.The matter was made worse by her adultery partners,miitu Uhuru and Raila who ordered senators to