Updated Teachers & Civil Servants Per Diem Allowances. Employees receive daily allowances known as per diem allowance rates to cover costs associated with traveling for assigned work.
This stipend is intended to cover incidental costs such as meals and housing rentals.
The pay and allowances for different job groups are determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Committee (SRC).The amount paid to civil officials is fixed and cannot be changed unless SRC impacts vary.
Cluster 1 Per Diem Allowances
The allowances are given when civil servants travel for work-related reasons to the cities in Kenya.
Those who travel to Kisumu, Nairobi,Mombasa, and Nakuru are paid as follows;
- For Job groups A to E –Ksh. 4,200
- For Job groups F to J- Ksh. 6,300
- For Job groups K to N or State Officer Grade D4 –Ksh. 11,200
- For Job groups P to R or State Officer Grades E2, the E1, and D5 – Ksh. 14,000
- For Job groups S to T or State Officer under Grades E3 and E4 –Ksh. 16,800
- For Job groups U to V or State Officer under Grades F1, F2, and E5- Ksh. 18,200
- For State Officer Grade F4- Ksh. 22,000
Cluster 2 Per Diem Rates
This cluster per diem allowances are issued to civil servants when they visit county headquarters like Malindi, and Naivasha for work-related reasons.
Here are the allowances paid to them;
- For Job groups A to E –Ksh. 3,500
- For Job groups F to J- Ksh. 4,900
- For Job groups K to N/ State Officer under Grade D4 –Ksh. 8,400
- For Job groups P to R or State Officer under Grades E2, the E1, and D5- Ksh. 10,500
- For Job groups S to T or State Officer under Grades E3 and E4- Ksh. 12,600
- For Job groups U to V or State Officer under Grades F1, the F2, and E5-Ksh. 14,600
- For State Officer Grade F4 –Ksh. 18,000
Cluster 3 Per Diem Rates
Under this cluster , per diem allowances are issued when civil servants visit all other towns except those listed in Cluster 1 and 2 above.
Updated Teachers & Civil Servants Per Diem Allowances
The allowances rates are paid as follows
- For Job groups A to E –Ksh. 3,000
- For Job groups F to J-Ksh. 4,200
- For Job groups K to N or State Officer under Grade D4-Ksh. 7,000
- For Job groups P to R or State Officer under Grades E2, E1, and D5-Ksh. 8,400
- For Job groups S to T or State Officer under Grades E3 and E4-Ksh. 10,500
- For Job groups U to V or State Officer under Grades F1, F2, and E5 –Ksh. 12,500
- For State Officer under Grade F4 –Ksh. 14,000