MPs raise alarm over workers pay breach amid new tax burden

A report by the Office of the Auditor-General flagged the State Department for Roads for having 131 employees taking home less than one-third of their basic pay...

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Kenyan MPs have raised concerns regarding the breach of workers' pay regulations amid new tax burdens affecting public servants' salaries.

131 employees in the State Department for Roads are taking home less than one-third of their basic pay, breaching the Employment Act, 2007.
Tindi Mwale, the chair of the Public Accounts Committee, is seeking to engage with Treasury CS John Mbadi over these issues.
The deductions, including 1.5% for the Housing Levy and 2.75% for the Social Health Insurance Fund, have resulted from new taxes implemented in the past two years.

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