The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) reviews and sets the salary of the Cabinet Secretaries in Kenya.
Article 230 (4) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya empowers the SRC to review and set the remuneration and benefits for State Officers at the National and County Levels of Government.
SRC undertakes periodic reviews of the salaries of State officers, including the Cabinet Secretaries. The Third Remuneration and Benefits Review Cycle(External Link) that covers Financial Years 2021/2022 to 2024/2025 is the basis for the current salary and benefits for the Cabinet Secretaries.
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Salary of a Cabinet Secretary in Kenya
The salary of a Cabinet Secretary in Kenya in the financial year 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 is a gross monthly salary of KES 957,000, which consists of a basic salary of KES 574,200, additional allowances in the form of a house allowance of KES 200,000 and an official commuter allowance, and a salary market adjustment of KES 182,800.
The financial year 2023/2024 runs from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024, while the financial year 2024/2025 runs from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Salary Market Adjustment is a salary modification that considers the positioning of the salary market. That is, to pay at a level that matches the market average salary for a specific job.
Other benefits for the Cabinet Secretaries
A Cabinet Secretary is also entitled to additional benefits as follows–
- Official Transport - a Cabinet Secretary shall be provided with an official car of engine capacity not exceeding 3000cc.
- Medical Benefit - an annual medical cover for a Cabinet Secretary, their spouse and up to four children below twenty-five years who are fully dependent on the Cabinet Secretary, as follows–
- Inpatient: KES 10 million;
- Outpatient: KES 300,000;
- Maternity: KES 150,000;
- Dental: KES 75,000;
- Optical: KES 75,000.
- Retirement Benefit - there shall be two options of retirement benefits for a Cabinet Secretary, pension or gratuity, as follows–
- A Cabinet Secretary, serving or appointed for a fixed term of office, shall be paid a service gratuity at the rate of 31 per cent of the annual pensionable emoluments for the term served; or
- Where a pension scheme is established for State Officers (Cabinet Secretaries in this case) appointed for a fixed term of office, SRC shall review and set the rate of contribution by the employer to the scheme, and any other financial retirement benefits.
- Note: A Cabinet Secretary shall not benefit from both pension and gratuity benefits from the same public body for a similar period.
- For purposes of gratuity and pension, the pensionable emolument shall be based on the monthly basic salary.
- Group Life Insurance - A Cabinet Secretary shall be covered for a value equivalent to three times the annual pensionable emoluments.
- Group Personal Accident - A Cabinet Secretary shall be covered for a value equivalent to three times the annual pensionable emoluments, and other benefits as eligible under Group Personal Accident cover.
- Car Loan and Mortgage Benefit - A Cabinet Secretary shall be eligible for a Car Loan of up to KES 10 million and a Mortgage of up to KES 40 million.
- The applicable rate of interest shall be 3 per cent per annum, for the duration of the loan.
- The duration of the scheme shall be a maximum of twenty (20) years for Mortgage Schemes and five (5) years for the Car Loan.
- The car loan and mortgage shall be administered and managed centrally by the National Treasury, within existing applicable regulations to govern the schemes, and subject to the availability of funds.
- Daily Subsistence Allowance for local and foreign travels - shall be paid to Cabinet Secretaries as per the rates reviewed and set by SRC from time to time.
- Airtime - shall be paid up to a maximum of KES 20,000 per month.
- Security - shall be provided as advised by the Inspector-General of Police and shall not be commuted to cash.
- Annual Leave Allowance - shall be paid at the rate of KES 50,000 per annum and leave days shall not be commuted to cash.
Any remuneration and benefits not specified above are not payable unless subsequently set by SRC.
