SRC gazettes regulations to strengthen remuneration governance in public service

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission has introduced new regulations to improve transparency, link pay to performance and help control Kenya’s rising public wage bill...

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The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has gazetted new regulations aimed at strengthening remuneration governance in the public service and reducing the public wage bill.

The regulations seek to curb the public wage bill, which currently stands at 41%, exceeding the 35% cap recommended by the Public Finance Management Act, 2012.
Key reforms include a structured four-year remuneration review cycle, standardized job evaluation procedures, and a framework for collective bargaining negotiations.
The new regulations emphasize productivity and performance as central to remuneration decisions, aligning with the SRC's recent resolution to link compensation and career progression to these factors.