The Salaries Commission on Monday announced a significant salary cut for state officers, including the President, Deputy President, MPs, CSs and other officials. According to the review, the President will earn Sh1,443,750 monthly down from Sh1.6 million while Deputy President will be paid Sh1,227,188 monthly. Serem further scrapped sitting and mileage allowance for MPs in a bid to cut on the public wage bill. She added that the reviewed salary structure will be ready for implementing after the August 8 General Election. According to the reviewed structure, the government will save Sh8 billion.

Source: The Star July 10, 2017 09:56 UTC