The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) remains Kenya's largest public employer, with its workforce expanding by 5.2 percent to 410,700 in 2024. This growth contributed to the overall public service workforce surpassing one million employees.

• The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) increased its workforce from 390,400 in 2023 to 410,700 in 2024.
• The public service workforce in Kenya has reached 1.023 million employees in 2024.
• The national government's wage bill is projected to decline from Sh153.71 billion in Q2 to Sh130.79 billion in Q3 of the 2024/2025 financial year, reducing its wage-bill-to-revenue ratio from 28.02 percent to 26.46 percent.

The High Court has suspended the Treasury’s directive for a mandatory electronic procurement system, ordering that both digital and manual submissions be accepted. This decision halts a key IMF-backed reform despite the Treasury’s projection of KSh150 billion in savings.

• The Treasury projected KSh150 billion in savings for the 2025/26 financial year from the e-procurement shift.
• Justice Bahati Mwamuye issued the conservatory orders.
• The Council of Governors stated only three Counties participated in the pilot before national enforcement.

Kenya's public wage bill is projected to decrease in the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, with both national and county governments anticipating lower wage-bill-to-revenue ratios, according to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

• County governments' wage-bill-to-revenue ratio is expected to drop from 43.34 percent in Q2 to 35.38 percent in Q3, with expenditure falling to Sh54.66 billion.
• The SRC reviewed 30 requests from public service institutions seeking approvals totaling Sh411.7 million, cutting the advised amount to Sh281.4 million.
• The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) remains the largest public employer, with staff numbers growing to 410,700 in 2024; the total number of public servants surpassed one million, reaching 1.023 million employees.