The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) is planning significant changes to the civil service wage bill, including performance-based pay and a revised allowances structure.

• The commission aims to tie civil servants' earnings directly to their productivity, with a model inspired by Singapore, where 40-50% of salary can be variable pay.
• SRC Chairperson Sammy Chepkwony stated that these changes are intended to improve productivity within government institutions.
• Other proposed reforms include streamlining allowances to ensure they are not duplicated in job grades and salary structures, and mandating all public sector employees be paid through the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) for real-time payroll monitoring.