Good News to Teachers As TSC to effect Payrise In July

Along with other public employees, teachers hired by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) will receive a pay rise in July.

Teachers and government employees will receive a wage increase of 7 to 10% starting tomorrow, July 1.

This comes after President William Ruto said on Friday, June 30, at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC), that public employees need to be protected from the challenging economic climate.

“I am aware that the SRC has proposed raising the pay for many cadres of public employees, including government officials. Therefore, we have decided that from tomorrow, the pay of our teachers, police officers, military personnel, and government employees will be increased by 7 to 10%, stated Ruto during the unveiling of the new e-citizen platform.

Additionally, the president requested that SRC postpone any salary adjustments for State authorities, such as himself, his deputy Rigathi Gachagua, the Cabinet, and Principal Secretaries, stating that those matters may wait.

“Payroll for state authorities like myself, my deputy, ministers, principal secretaries, and all those other high officials…Our pay won’t change, so please wait a little while longer, added Ruto.

With effect from July 1, the SRC had suggested raising Ruto’s pay from his present level of Sh1,443,750 to Sh1,546,875 and his deputy’s from Sh1,227,188 to Sh1,367,438.

Good News to Teachers As TSC to effect Payrise In July

The Inspector-General, the Director General of the National Intelligence Service, the Attorney General, the Head of the Public Service, Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and the Secretary to the Cabinet were among the other State officers who were also scheduled to receive the rise, which was a 7 percent salary increase.

The Head of State, however, rejected the plan, arguing that it was necessary to achieve pay parity before imposing the rise.

We need to close the gap between all of us who work for the people of Kenya, thus I’ve told the SRC to provide us international best practises till then. Because we all reside in the same nation, it is impossibly impossible for the wealthy to make 100 times as much as the poor.

The wage increase will have to wait, according to the president, until the remuneration committee confirms that the nation has reached the compression formula barrier.

Civil officials who had endured salary delays earlier this year can finally breathe a sigh of relief, as the government claimed that it was in a financial bind and had nowhere to turn for money.

“I am aware that our delayed salaries were a problem. Not only are our salaries being paid late for the first time, but our obligations are also extraordinarily large. President Ruto remarked, “I want to reassure the nation that is being managed.

“The only thing I can guarantee the nation is my promise that we won’t borrow money to pay for ongoing expenses like salaries. The Kenyan government holds that stance.

However, on their July payslips, teachers and other public employees will see a 1.5% cut from their gross income. The savings will be applied to the housing fund.

Despite the fact that Busia Senator and Activist Okiya Omtatah, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), and three other parties filed a lawsuit in the High Court, where they secured orders halting the Finance Act 2023’s execution until their claims are considered and decided, this still holds true.

LSK asks the court to declare the Act illegal in their case, contending that Members of Parliament broke the law, especially the statute governing public participation, and that the bill is unconstitutional.

On Monday, June 26, President William Ruto signed the Finance Bill 2023 into law after it had been approved by the National Assembly.

Despite the court judgement, the Kenya Kwanza government has chosen to carry through its implementation.