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Why allowances remain a sticky issue in bloated public wage bill
Salaries and Remuneration Commission Chairperson Lyn Mengich speaks during the launch of the commission's end of term report and media engagement at the Safari Club Hotel in Nairobi on August 29, 2024
Continued payment of allowances that were long abolished, some that are catered for in the basic salary and the creation of mystery allowances are among major contributors to the burden on Kenya’s public wage bill, which is estimated to have hit Sh1.17 trillion in the year to June 2024.
This has been revealed by a new report by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), which exposes loopholes that have led to a proliferation of allowances in the public service from 31 in 1999 to 247 by 2019.
