Counties pay exceeds salaries in companies

Council of Governors (COG) Chairperson Martin Wambora on June 23, 2021. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Average monthly pay for county workers last year surpassed that offered to private sector employees, aided by higher annual salary increments in the devolved units.

The counties increased average pay by 7.61 percent to Sh72, 301 from Sh67,191 the year before, beating private firms whose earnings rose 2.24 percent to Sh69,103.

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Note: The results are not exact but very close to the actual.