Kenyan civil servants will begin earning higher salaries from July 1 after the government confirmed a fresh pay review aimed at improving employee welfare and boosting public service delivery.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku announced the salary adjustment during the Public Service Week celebrations at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC).
He said the government was implementing President William Ruto’s directive to review salaries and benefits for public servants across the country.
According to Ruku, the pay rise is intended to improve the welfare of government employees, increase motivation, and enhance productivity in public institutions.
He noted that the latest review follows an earlier salary adjustment carried out in January.
The CS said the government expects civil servants to reciprocate the gesture by offering better and more efficient services to Kenyans.
He emphasized that improving service delivery remains a top priority and urged public officers to work towards making Kenya’s public service one of the best in Africa.
Ruku also revealed another major government directive affecting all public institutions. He announced that President Ruto had ordered every ministry, county government, state agency, and government department funded by the national government to migrate to a unified Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
The single payroll platform is expected to streamline salary administration, improve accountability, and eliminate inefficiencies within the public service.
The CS warned that institutions failing to comply with the directive within one month risk having their salary payments suspended until they fully transition to the new system.
He stressed that all affected agencies must move swiftly to avoid disruptions in payroll processing.
The announcement comes just weeks after President Ruto approved an increase in the national minimum wage during this year’s Labour Day celebrations.
Agricultural workers received a 15 percent wage increase, while workers in other sectors were awarded a 12 percent pay rise.
The Labour Day announcement followed calls by the Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli for a broader salary review of at least 23 percent.
Atwoli argued that higher wages would help workers cope with the rising cost of living while improving their purchasing power and supporting economic growth.
The latest salary review is expected to benefit thousands of public servants and teachers beginning with the July payroll.