PSC has approved additional allocation of 50 per cent operation expenses and 10 per cent adjustment on county and constituency office salaries for the financial year 2018/19.
There are 349 members of the National Assembly and 67 senators including nominated members.
The operation expenses to each of the MPs has been increased by Sh158,086 while the salaries for staff working in MPs, Women Representative and Senators offices have been hiked by Sh62,985.
MPs have received hefty allocations to cater for operation expenses at their Nairobi, constituency and county offices.
The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), their employer, has approved additional allocation of 50 per cent operation expenses and 10 per cent adjustment on county and constituency office salaries for the financial year 2018/19.
“The additional allocation is effective July 30,” Jeremiah Nyegenye, the PSC secretary who is also the Clerk of the Senate said in a memo to all 416 members of Parliament excluding the two Speakers.
There are 349 members of the National Assembly and 67 senators including nominated members. The operation expenses to each of the MPs has been increased by Sh158,086 while the salaries for staff working in MPs, Women Representative and Senators offices have been hiked by Sh62,985.
The current monthly expenditure on salary is Sh629,850 and has been increased to Sh692,835, a 10 per cent rise.
Operational expenses are currently at Sh316,172 and with the 50 per cent rise, the amount now stands at Sh474,258.
The total monthly transfers to MPs for operations expenses and staff salaries will now hit Sh1,167,093 up from Sh946,022.
The PSC transfers the money to respective MPs, women reps and Senate offices’ operations accounts on a quarterly basis meaning that the lawmaker’s accounts will have Sh4.7 million to cater for operations and staff salaries for four months.
“In line with the Commission’s resolution at its 246th meeting held on July 3, the allocation to salaries of employees of nominated MPs has been enhanced by 50 per cent and will be Sh346,471.50 per month,” Mr Nyegenye said in a memo dated July 4 and copied to the PSC chairman and Speaker of the National Assembly Justin Muturi.
as well as National Assembly clerk Michael Sialai.
Mr Nyegenye asked all MPs to note the changes and submit revised salary schedules for their staff indicating on how the enhanced salary allocation is going to be utilised.
“The schedules should be accompanied by Employment Contract Forms dully filled and signed,” Mr Nyegenye said.
According to the PSC salary schedules for MPs staff, a personal assistant is the highest paid taking home a monthly salary of Sh65,000. The office assistant is the least paid at Sh20,000 monthly.
Other staff such the constituency office manager takes home Sh60,000, diver (Sh40,000) and office secretary (Sh30,000). MPs have a free hand to employ or fire their staff.
The PSC tabled a whooping Sh42.55 billion budget to finance MPs and staff operations in the year starting July.
However, the Treasury cut the budget to Sh38.6 billion, money that is contained in the Appropriations Act that President Uhuru Kenyatta signed on June 29, 2018.
The Act allocates Sh1.6 trillion to the national Government, Sh14.8 billion to the Judiciary and Sh36.8 billion to Parliament for expenditure in the current financial year.
The PSC had asked the Treasury to allocate Sh39.34 billion for recurrent expenditure and Sh3.2 billion for development.
Of the recurrent budget, the National Assembly accounted for the lion’s share of Sh23.4 billion while the PSC, which includes the budget for the Senate was to receive Sh15.9 billion.
On the development estimates, the Sh3.2 billion will cater for provision of physical facilities and other infrastructure development within Parliament.
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