Teachers, lecturers, police among public servants to benefit from Sh88bn budget boost
The Teachers Service Commission has been allocated Sh17 billion, making it the largest recipient of the additional funds.
Teachers, university lecturers, prison staff, and police officers are among the biggest beneficiaries of an additional Sh88 billion budget that the National Treasury has proposed to the National Assembly for approval.
The 2024-2025 second supplementary budget estimates show that Sh68 billion has been allocated for ministerial expenditure, with Sh24.7 billion set aside for recurrent costs and Sh43 billion for development projects.
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The new funding is expected to address long-standing salary demands and resolve insurance issues that have seen many teachers and police officers denied medical services due to unpaid debts.
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has been allocated Sh17 billion, making it the largest recipient of the additional funds.
Of this amount, Sh10 billion will be directed towards salary adjustments, while Sh6.9 billion will be used to increase basic salaries.
Additionally, Sh4.7 billion has been set aside to cover teachers' mandatory health insurance contributions.
The insurance allocation follows complaints from teachers who were turned away from hospitals due to unpaid insurance premiums, amid claims that their employer had failed to remit capitation funds.
The National Police Service, which also faced insurance challenges, has been allocated an extra Sh5 billion to cover medical insurance.
Sh2.1 billion has been set aside for international peacekeeping operations, particularly for the Kenyan police deployment to Haiti.
University lecturers and non-teaching staff will also receive long-awaited salary adjustments.
The Higher Education Department has been allocated an additional Sh6.5 billion, with Sh4.3 billion specifically meant to settle payments under the 2021-2024 collective bargaining agreement (CBA).
Treasury has also allocated extra funds to cater for prison officers, ensuring that security personnel across various departments receive better compensation.
If approved by the National Assembly, the new budget allocations will bring relief to thousands of public servants who have been pushing for better pay and improved working conditions.
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