By JUSTUS WANGAMore by this AuthorThe government is rolling out a pay cut programme starting this end month covering lower cadre civil servants to support the war against Covid-19. AdvertisementLast month, Mr Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto, and senior officials such as cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries offered a percentage of their salaries. With initial pointers that the government wanted to force every civil servant to take a pay cut like some corporates have done, the union of civil servants announced they would challenge such a move in court forcing the government to back down. We will oppose any pay cut with our blood,” UKCS deputy secretary-general Jerry Ole Kina said. As of late last year, civil servants were taking home Sh78,000 every month on average, making the public service employees some of the best paid in the region.

Source: Daily Nation April 26, 2020 04:41 UTC