133,322 mainstream civil servants and National Youth Service officers get a pay hike after parliament passed Ksh 6.8 billion which was factored in the 2012/2013 budget. The pay increment is the last instalment promised to workers in 2007.
As sourced from Nation Media, civil servants in the job groups A to D which mainly consists of messengers will get between Ksh 1,300 to Ksh 1,600 increase in their salaries. Those in job groups E to H which mainly consists of secretaries will get between Ksh 1,800 to Ksh 3,200 increase in their salaries. Civil servants in the job groups J, K and L which consists of graduates will get a pay hike of between Ksh 4,000 to Ksh 6,000 while those in job groups M and N will get a pay rise of between Ksh 7,000 to Ksh 9,000. This job group consists mainly of doctors and assistant directors. Civil servants in the job group Q and R which consists of chief economists are the highest beneficiaries of the pay rise, getting between Ksh 15,000 to Ksh 24,000 in pay increment. Civil servants in pay group S and T will get a pay rise of between Ksh 13,000 to Ksh 24,000.National Youth Service (NYS) officers will get a pay increment of between 12 to 22 per cent. Below is a breakdown of the civil servants pay increment.
While speaking to the media, Dalmas Otieno, Minister, Public Service said, “Salary increases in the public sector will no longer be awarded on the basis of agitation for higher pay but on the basis of universally acknowledged remuneration factors for determining pay.