Gov’t averts planned strike, increases civil servants' salaries between Ksh.1K and Ksh.3K

Civil servants are set to get a salary increment of between Ksh.1,000 and Ksh.3,000, backdated to July 1st.

In a circular signed by Public Service Principal Secretary Amos Gathecha, civil servants will also receive a higher house allowance.

According to the new structure, which covers the second phase of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the lowest cadre within the civil service, whose current pay is Ksh.16,910, will now go home with the new pay of Ksh.18,250.

Similarly, those earning Ksh.19,220 per month will now receive Ksh.20,560 effective July 1, 2024.

In a deal brokered between Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi and representatives from the workers' union, government employees who have been taking home Ksh.23,700 will also see changes in their payslips.

For the higher job groups, the increment has also been effected. Civil servants earning Ksh.102,860 per month will now take home Ksh.105,570 per month.

Those earning Ksh.125,630 will now find Ksh.127,340 in their bank accounts.