In the 2023/24 wage rise for public and state personnel, President William Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua will not receive a raise.
Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) chairperson Lynn Mengich indicated in a draft gazettement on Wednesday that the panel honored Ruto’s request that his and his deputy’s pay not be reviewed.
Ruto’s salary will continue at Ksh.1.44 million, while Gachagua will keep earning Ksh.1.22 million.
Meanwhile, the SRC has approved a wage raise for other state and public officers, which will go into effect on July 1, 2023, and will last until July 1, 2024.
Cabinet Secretaries, for example, will see their pay rise by around 3.5% to Ksh. 957,000 from 924,000.
