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Teachers in hardship areas accuse Kuppet of neglect, demand increase in hardship allowance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 22, 2025

They argue that the hardship allowance, being the only allowance specific to their working conditions, must be adjusted to reflect the daily struggles...

Teachers to receive non-pensionable allowances under new TSC reforms
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 23, 2025

The Bill proposes that while most of these allowances will be non-pensionable, the responsibility allowance will be pensionable if a teacher earns it...

Katiba Institute seeks full disclosure of MPs’ mileage allowance details in push for accountability
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The group is seeking clarity on how salaries are set and whether they are based on legal and economic considerations.

Billions in government’s car loan fund go untapped as civil servants shun scheme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 12, 2025

The committee heard that only Sh225 million of the Sh3.8 billion in the fund had been issued to beneficiaries by June 2023.

Gathungu exposes how taxpayers’ money is lost in dubious spending by county assemblies
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 08, 2025

Ethnic imbalances in staffing also emerged as a theme in the report, with counties such as Murang’a, Kirinyaga and Kiambu showing an overwhelming domi...

Muslim clerics threaten demonstrations against MPs’ pay rise
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 01, 2025

The SRC has awarded all 416 MPs and senators a fixed mileage allowance of Sh366,011 per month, amounting to Sh152.26 million monthly or Sh1.82 billion...

Health professionals slam government over MPs’ increased mileage allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 30, 2025

The Kenya Environmental Health and Public Health Practitioners Union said the government is prioritising lawmakers' benefits over urgent healthcare ne...

Lavish travel spending persists as MPs, State House splash Sh7.8 billion in six months
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

The CoB notes that MPs emerged as the highest spenders, consuming Sh3.89 billion, which represents 40.7 per cent of the total travel expenditure.

Court of Appeal upholds SRC decision to deny MPs extra sitting allowances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 23, 2025

Lawyer Peter Wanyama, representing SRC, emphasised the importance of ensuring that public officer salaries remain fiscally sustainable.

Bursary scandals and missing receipts: MPs' use of NG-CDF money under probe
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 04, 2025

A recurring issue throughout various constituencies is the lack of proper documentation and accountability in bursary disbursements.

Wetang’ula blasts MPs for pocketing allowances meant for bodyguards, drivers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 26, 2024

The night allowance for each bodyguard and driver assigned to an MP is a flat rate of Sh4,200.

Nairobi MCAs give Sakaja 24 hours to release Sh282 million unpaid allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 20, 2024

Speaker Kennedy Ng'ondi informed the House that his office had done its part by writing to the executive regarding the matter.

Blow to medical interns as court backs SRC on Sh70,000 stipend
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 31, 2024

The court’s decision now enables SRC to continue setting fiscally responsible stipend levels for public service interns.

Details of the new salary structure, housing allowance changes for civil servants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2024

In the updated pay structure, the lowest cadre, CSG 17, will see an increase from Sh16,920 to Sh19,340 per month.

SRC saves Kenya Sh11bn by streamlining public wage bill
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2024

The report's release coincides with the nearing end of Mengich's six-year term as SRC chair, along with the terms of six other commissioners, which co...

MPs warn of disruption to Parliamentary functions after Sh3.7 billion budget cut
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2024

During a session with the Budget and Appropriations Committee chaired by Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) expressed...

Big spenders: MCAs earn billions in monthly sitting allowances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2024

MCAs in Baringo and Embu earned the highest monthly allowances of Sh162,843 and Sh145,827, respectively, while Turkana and Mandera received the lowest...

MPs push for change in law to control their perks
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 13, 2024

The dissatisfied lawmakers now seek to change the law so that PSC can have the power to determine their perks.

High Court orders SRC to reinstate judges' Sh10 million car grant
John Mbati  |  May 24, 2024

The Justices ordered SRC to reinstate the Sh10 million car allowance and directed the Treasury to continue paying judges the Sh10 million perk.

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