New SRC allowances for Public Servants, Teachers after the review

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REVIEW AND ADVICE ON ALLOWANCES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is established under Article 230 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, to set and regularly review the remuneration and benefits of all State officers, and advise the national and county governments on the remuneration and benefits of all other public officers. In undertaking its mandate, SRC is guided by principles set out in Article 230(5) of the Constitution, and Section 12 of SRC Act, 2011.

Pursuant to this mandate, and in line with the aforesaid principles, SRC is undertaking a review of allowances in the public service. The review and advice therefrom is expected to result in equity and transparency in the management of allowances, and guide the government in management of the wage bill. The review of allowances is being undertaken in phases, with the first phase completed last year and the second phase starting with the review of; Retreat Allowance, Sitting Allowance for Institutional Committees, Taskforce Allowance, and Daily Subsistence Allowance (Local and Foreign Travel) for public officers. This is as follows:

  1. Retreat Allowance

Retreat allowance is paid to public officers participating in special assignments meant to review, develop and produce policy documents away from their workstation. This is a job responsibility that is factored in determining the relative worth of a job during a job evaluation, the results of which inform the remuneration of a job. Payment of Retreat Allowance, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable for public officers.

  1. Sitting Allowance for Members of Institutional Internal Committee

Institutional Internal Committees are constituted to facilitate the execution of the mandate of the institution. Therefore, payment of Sitting Allowance to Members of Institutional Internal Committees, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable for public officers.

  1. Taskforce Allowance

Payment of Taskforce Allowance to members of internal institution taskforce, in addition to the basic salary, amounts to double compensation, as internal institution taskforces are constituted to execute the mandate of the institution. Consequently, SRC advises that the allowance ceases to be payable to members of internal institutional taskforce.

Further, SRC advises as follows:

  • For all other taskforces, Accounting Officers shall seek the review and advice by SRC on the payment;
  • Public officers shall not be paid for more than one taskforce for the same period of time;
  • A Taskforce Allowance shall be payable to public officers for a maximum period of 15 days in a The number of paid days in a taskforce takes cognizance of compensation paid to other public officers in their regular jobs during the period of the taskforce;
  • Where public officers are involved in a taskforce on a full-time basis for more than one month, they shall be required to opt for either the taskforce allowance or the monthly salary for the substantive post; and
  • Accounting Officers shall approve payment of Taskforce Allowance upon the successful completion of the task, as per rates advised by SRC
  1. Daily Subsistence Allowances (Local and Foreign Travel)

The payment of Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) is meant to facilitate public officers to attend to official assignments away from their duty stations within the country and out of the country. Consequently, SRC advises on DSA (Local and Foreign Travel) rates payable to public officers as follows:

  • DSA (Local Travel): The DSA rates are standardised across the country, and paid as advised in Table

Table 1: DSA Rates for Public Officers (Local Travel)

Civil Service Grading Equivalent   Job Evaluation Grade All Cities, County Headquarters

All Other Towns
U | E4-E5 18,200
S—T | E1—E3 16,800
P-R | DI-DS 14,000
K-N | C2-C5 11,200
F-3 | B3-CI 6,300
A-E | A1-B2 4,200

Note: DSA shall not be payable for locations that are within a 50km radius of respective duty stations of the officers affected.

  • DSA (Foreign Travel): DSA for Foreign Travel remains unchanged at the prevailing rates as advised in Table

Table 2: DSA (Foreign Travel) Rates (USD)

  Civil Service Grading Equivalent   3G U-V 3G S-T JG P-R JG K-N JG F-J JG A-E
  State Officer Grading F4 E5-F2 E3-E4 D5-E2 D1-D3    
S/NO. Country       Rates (USA )    
1. Afghanistan 575 523 369 293 243 208 179
2. Albania 572 520 382 311 264 239 223
3. Algeria 669 608 437 350 294 256 234
4. Angola 788 716 529 436 386 360 345
5. Antigua &Barbuda 627 570 448 387 348 321 300
6. Argentina 615 559 443 386 352 332 321
7. Armenia 949 862 546 386 301 253 224
8. Aruba 747 679 504 416 363 330 306
9. Australia 730 663 480 387 331 301 285
10. Austria 787 715 519 420 359 323 304
11. Azerbaijan 949 862 578 436 356 310 281
12. Bahamas 898 816 598 488 415 360 312
13. Bahrain 601 547 438 383 352 333 320
14. Bangladesh 558 507 370 301 264 243 231
15. Barbados 732 666 484 394 332 295 274
16. Belarus 612 557 409 334 292 263 243
17. Belgium 843 767 591 502 437 399 376
18. Belize 530 482 358 296 261 240 227
19. Benin 615 559 398 318 271 245 230
20. Bermuda 779 708 515 417 353 305 272
21. Bhutan 500 454 284 198 152 127 111
22. Bolivia 456 415 298 239 207 189 179
23. Bosnia&Herzegovina 612 557 363 266 213 184 164
24. Botswana 567 516 373 301 263 240 227
25. Brazil 644 585 474 418 372 331 297
26. Brunei 1,027 934 608 444 356 305 273
27. Bulgaria 456 415 352 321 301 287 277
28. BurkinaFaso 601 547 387 308 257 220 194
29. Burundi 554 504 377 314 278 259 247
30. Cambodia 476 432 325 271 241 223 211
31. Cameroon 659 600 429 344 289 256 238
32. Canada 772 702 536 452 406 378 362
33. CapeVerde 509 463 370 323 295 277 265
34. CentralAfricanRepublic 643 584 416 331 277 237 207
35. Chad 674 613 498 439 406 383 369

 

 

  Civil Service Grading Equivalent   3G U-V 3G S-T JG P-R 3G K-N JG F-J JG A-E
  State Officer Grading F4 E5-F2 E3-E4 D5-E2 D1-D3    
S/NO. Country       Rates (US$ )    
36. Chile 500 454 342 285 254 238 228
37. China 643 584 457 393 344 317 301
38. Colombia 537 488 371 312 270 237 212
39. Comoros 749 681 493 399 337 290 260
40. Congo 647 589 420 337 282 252 235
41. Costa Rica 537 488 371 312 270 246 232
42. Cote d’Ivoire 653 594 435 354 299 259 231
43. Croatia 612 557 448 393 356 331 310
44. Cuba 457 416 336 295 272 256 249
45. Cyprus 474 431 362 327 306 293 284
46. Czech Republic 552 502 444 416 397 385 374
47. Denmark 699 636 498 430 392 372 359
48. Djibouti 574 522 384 314 276 255 242
49. Dominica 473 430 336 288 259 238 222
50. Dominican Republic 627 570 403 318 271 241 221
51. DRC Congo 820 746 543 442 374 323 289
52. Ecuador 513 466 347 286 252 232 220
53. Egypt 529 481 381 331 303 289 266
54. ElSavador 457 416 325 279 252 235 224
55. Equatorial Guinea 500 454 376 338 314 297 284
56. Eritrea 724 658 385 248 177 139 117
57. Estonia 612 557 407 331 287 260 240
58. Ethiopia 809 736 536 435 367 318 286
59. Fiji 546 496 359 289 250 229 215
60. Finland 914 831 609 498 424 366 321
61. France 796 724 586 517 418 366 337
62. French Guiana 626 569 417 341 289 251 224
63. Gabon 656 596 466 402 358 314 283
64. Gambia 518 471 363 309 270 237 210
65. Georgia 949 862 541 381 295 246 218
66. Germany 922 838 616 504 429 372 341
67. Ghana 505 459 331 266 230 209 195
68. Greece 541 492 425 391 371 358 348
69. Grenada 509 463 424 403 389 377 367
70. Guadeloupe 639 581 415 331 277 244 224
71. Guatemala 509 463 339 277 242 220 206
72. Guinea 603 548 389 310 259 221 197
73. Guinea Bissau 627 570 418 341 250 198 169
74. Guyana 484 440 323 264 232 212 201
75. Haiti 469 427 356 321 299 285 274
76. Honduras 572 520 367 292 249 224 209
77. Hungary 741 673 506 422 364 318 289
78. Iceland 635 578 447 381 344 323 311
79. India 626 569 430 361 322 301 290
80. Indonesia 615 559 398 318 271 246 232
81. kan 949 862 635 521 443 385 345
82. Iraq 1,245 1,132 846 702 603 525 472
83. Ireland 727 661 492 406 361 334 319
84. Israel 1,105 1,004 745 614 525 457 391
85. Italy 924 840 647 549 477 430 398
86. Jamaica 622 565 428 360 321 299 288
87. Japan 1,111 1,010 749 619 529 470 439
88. 3ordan 787 715 519 421 355 314 290
89. Kazakhstan 949 862 579 436 358 311 282
90. Kiribati 770 700 454 331 264 226 202
91. Korea 600 546 425 363 330 310 299
92. Kosovo 612 557 407 331 287 260 240

 

  Civil Service Grading

Equivalent

   3G U-V 3G S-T 3G P-R 3G K-N 3G F-3 3G A-E
  State Officer Grading F4 E5-F2 E3-E4 DS-E2 D1-D3    
S/NO. Country       Rates (US’ )    
93. Kuwait 1,162 1,056 787 652 559 486 435
94. Kyrgyzstan 949 862 520 350 260 210 182
95. Laos 391 355 256 207 179 162 153
96. Latvia 612 557 428 364 323 297 277
97. Lebanon 1,077 979 726 600 513 446 399
98. Lesotho 445 405 277 213 174 154 141
99. Liberia 699 636 468 384 337 311 296
100. Libya 854 777 568 463 393 354 331
101. Liechtenstein 1,111 1,010 749 586 505 453 418
102. Lithuania 612 557 400 322 277 249 229
103. Luxembourg 666 605 435 349 303 278 264
104. Nlacedonia 770 700 440 309 240 201 177
105. Madagascar 699 636 458 369 310 267 235
106. Malawi 554 504 388 330 298 278 266
107. Malaysia 759 690 501 405 342 296 264
108. Nlaldives 461 419 309 254 223 206 194
109. Nali 613 558 424 356 310 286 272
110. Malta 749 681 494 399 348 319 303
111. Marshal Isands 770 700 465 348 283 245 221
112. Mauritania 577 525 384 314 266 231 207
113. Mauritius 509 463 398 365 345 334 328
114. Plexico 572 520 473 450 432 420 413
115. Micronesia 770 700 514 420 365 330 305
116. Moldova 612 557 428 364 323 297 277
117. Monaco 1,100 1,000 743 613 525 455 409
118. Mongolia 598 543 385 306 255 218 194
119. Montenegro 612 557 455 404 370 344 323
120. Morocco 928 844 619 507 416 366 331
121. Mozambique 505 459 332 270 233 213 202
122. Myanmar 444 404 276 212 173 150 136
123. Namibia 473 430 309 248 208 179 162
124. Nauru 770 700 427 290 219 178 155
125. Nepal 500 454 316 245 202 173 155
126. Netherlands 747 679 518 438 395 370 354
127. New Zealand 983 893 659 541 461 400 359
128. Nicaragua 627 570 409 329 273 233 206
129. Niger 630 573 409 327 274 234 208
130. Nigeria 796 724 526 427 370 339 320
131. North Korea 600 546 377 293 245 217 197
132. Norway 606 551 420 354 317 296 284
133. Oman 964 877 673 572 497 437 395
134. Pakistan 610 554 402 326 284 256 240
135. Palau 770 700 493 388 330 294 268
136. Panama 541 492 374 316 282 263 253
137. Papua New Guinea 770 700 508 413 349 300 268
138. Paraguay 584 531 376 298 255 230 217
139. Peru 702 638 460 370 312 279 261
140. Philippines 666 605 433 347 292 250 222
141. Poland 627 570 429 359 320 298 284
142. Portugal 674 613 46S 391 350 327 314
143. Puerto Rico 444 404 323 283 260 244 234
144. Qatar 745 678 491 396 334 296 268
145. Reunion 589 536 380 300 256 231 215
146. Romania 657 597 453 381 342 320 308
147. Russia 949 862 658 556 501 469 449
148. Rwanda 588 535 397 328 290 268 252
149. Samoa 525 477 363 305 264 231 207

 

  Civil Service Grading

Equivalent

   3G U-V 3G S-T 3G P-R 3G K-N JG F-J 3G A-E
  State Officer Grading F4 E5-F2 E3-E4 D5-E2 D1-D3    
S/NO. Country       Rates (US$ )    
150. SanMarino 924 840 647 549 490 449 418
151. SaoTome&Principe 605 550 341 237 182 150 132
152. SaudiArabia 930 846 622 508 432 374 336
153. Senegal 618 562 405 327 284 261 248
154. Serbia 612 557 399 320 274 246 227
155. Seychelles 618 562 462 413 384 367 358
156. SierraLeone 893 812 594 485 413 356 319
157. Singapore 1,297 1 179 832 658 523 431 366
158. Slovakia 612 557 451 398 363 338 317
159. Slovenia 612 557 430 367 328 300 281
160. Solomonlslands 770 700 451 326 259 220 197
161. Somalia 477 434 298 230 187 163 150
162. SouthAfrica 515 469 356 300 270 252 241
163. SouthSudan 719 653 471 381 323 293 276
164. Spain 935 850 626 513 436 377 333
165. SriLanka 525 477 334 262 217 185 164
166. St. KittsandNevis 627 570 436 369 328 299 279
167. St.Lucia 627 570 428 356 314 285 265
168. St. Vincent and Grenadines 627 570 464 411 376 350 329
169. Sudan 719 653 471 381 323 293 276
170. Surinam 1,059 963 713 587 502 436 392
171. Swaziland 549 499 369 304 267 246 232
172. Sweden 829 754 561 465 411 383 366
173. Switzerland 1,111 1,010 749 619 529 460 413
174. Syria 774 704 510 414 350 301 271
175. Tajikistan 949 862 515 341 250 200 172
176. Tanzania 663 603 422 332 282 253 235
177. Thailand 588 535 408 344 298 274 260
178 Timor- Leste 770 700 439 309 239 200 176
179 Tobago 639 581 461 400 366 348 336
180. Togo 554 504 366 297 259 237 222
181. Tonga 467 425 310 253 215 188 173
182. Trinidad 482 438 389 364 348 339 331
183. Tunisia 462 420 314 261 231 215 206
184 Turkey 1,037 943 697 574 491 426 382
185. Turkmenistan 949 862 532 366 279 230 201
186. Tuvalu 770 700 424 286 212 173 150
187. Uganda 677 615 429 335 283 253 235
188. Ukraine 612 557 408 334 290 262 242
189. UnitedArab Emirates 944 858 656 553 481 421 380
190. United Kingdom 848 771 578 481 429 402 382
191. Uruguay 416 378 331 307 290 279 270
192. USA 724 658 527 462 425 405 393
193. Uzbekistan 949 862 509 332 240 190 162
194. Vanuatu 770 700 513 419 364 329 304
195 Venezuela 552 502 440 408 387 365 350
196. Vietnam 440 400 300 250 219 201 190
197. Yemen 813 739 539 438 371 320 287
198. Zambia 664 604 432 347 277 241 220
199. Zimbabwe 482 438 330 275 244 228 208

 

  1. Implementation Notes
    • The reviews shall apply to public officers at the national and county governments, as appropriate.
  • This Circular supersedes any other Circular on Retreat Allowance, Taskforce Allowance, Sitting Allowance for Institutional Internal Committees, and DSA (Local and Foreign Travel) in the public service
  • The advice herein is effective from the date of this

Your office is hereby requested to take the necessary attention and action.

MRS. LYN C. MENGICH COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON

Copy to:       All Cabinet Secretaries

Chief of staff and Head of Public Service Chairperson, Parliamentary Service Commission Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court

Chairpersons, Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices

All County Governors

Secretary, State Corporations Advisory Committee

All County Executive Committee Members In charge of County Public Service All Chairpersons County Assembly Service Boards.

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