[Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs Cabinet Secretary Sicily Kariuki (left) and Union of Kenya Civil Servants Secretary General Tom Odege signing Collective Bargaining Agreement document between the ministry and the union.] (Nation)
Civil servants have a reason to smile after they were given a pay increase to a third of their current earnings.The increase, which will be spread over years, will be a relief to many of the servants, who have been crying for an increase.According to the latest figures, employees in Job Groups A to D will be earning between Sh12,192 to Sh14,442, up from Sh8,910 and Sh11,370.This deal will, however, impact heavily on the taxpayers, with Sh20 billion set to benefit close to 130,000 government.The highest beneficiary of the deal, at Job Group N – who were earning Sh48,190 to Sh65,290 – will be paid Sh51,486 to Sh81,184 per monthfrom July 1.All the employees will also receive a monthly commuter allowance of Sh3,000 for those in Job Groups A-F while those in Group G will getSh4,000 and Group N Sh6,000.Clinical officers and nurses will get Sh15,000 for urban, Sh20,000 for rural and Sh25,000 for hardship areas.Job Groups K, M and N workers will get between Sh20,000 and Sh25,000 and technologists Sh15,000 to Sh25,000, depending on the area of work.