Eldas Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Adan Keynan has condemned the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) move to hike the salaries of lawmakers and other state officers.
Taking to his official X account on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, Adan said SRC’s move speaks of a state agency that has lost touch with the prevailing economic state of the country.
Grossly insensitive
The lawmaker has termed the move to increase MPs’ salaries as grossly insensitive, urging the lawmakers and state officers to condemn the Lyn Mengich-led commission and decline the pay rises.
“The move by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to increase salaries for Members of Parliament and other state officers speaks of a state agency that has lost touch with the prevailing economic state of the country,” Keynan stated.
“This unwarranted action by the Mrs Lyn Mengich-led commission is grossly insensitive, tone-deaf and should be loudly condemned and unequivocally declined.”
The move by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to increase salaries for Members of Parliament and other state officers speaks of a state agency that has lost touch with the prevailing economic state of the country.
— Hon. (Dr.) Adan Keynan, CBS (@HonAdanKeynan) July 3, 2024
Adan’s remarks come just hours after SRC gazetted new salaries for the MPs and other state offices effective July 1, 2024.
The Gazette Notice by the SRC states that monthly remuneration structures for state officers in the Senate and the National Assembly are to be implemented in the Financial Year 2024/2025.
House speakers
In the new structure, the two Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate, Moses Wetangula and Amason Kingi respectively, will starting this month receive a gross salary of Ksh1,208,362 up from Ksh1,185,327, while their deputies will earn Ksh966,690, up from Ksh948,261.
Deputy Speakers and MPs’ salaries
National Assembly Deputy Speaker Gladys Boss Shollei and her Senate counterpart Kathuri Murungi will now earn a gross salary of Ksh966,690 up from Ksh948,261.
The Leaders of the Majority and minority parties, Kimani Ichung’wa and Opiyo Wandayi respectively, will earn Ksh800,019 up from Ksh784,768 which they have been earning.
The other MPs and senators will earn Ksh739,600, up from Ksh725,502.
Governors and MCAs
Others set to enjoy a pay increment are governors who will now earn Ksh1,056,000 up from Ksh924,000, while Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) will earn Ksh164,588 from the current Ksh144,375.
The changes include adjustments in the basic and market adjustment salary while house allowances remain unchanged.
