SRC declines Sh2.8 billion pay raise requests in first quarter

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) declined a Sh2.82 billion worth of requests for increased pay by civil servants in the three months that ended March as the country battles a wage bill crisis.

SRC disclosed that it received 65 requests from the public sector ranging from collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) and allowances and instead approved requests worth Sh411.4 million.