The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) reviews and sets the salary of a County Executive Committee Member 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 County Executive Committee Members. 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 a County Executive Committee Member.
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Salary of a County Executive Committee Member in Kenya
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission commission has apparently 'frozen' the salary increases for state officers that were to take effect in the financial year 2024/2025. This means the salaries for financial year 2023/2024 will continue to be in effect.
The salary of a County Executive Committee Member in Kenya in the financial year 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 is a gross monthly salary of KES 413,079, which consists of a basic salary of KES 247,847, additional allowances in the form of a house allowance of KES 80,000 and an official commuter allowance, and a salary market adjustment of KES 85,232.
The financial year 2023/2024 runs from 1st July 2023 to 30th June 2024. The financial year 2024/2025 runs from 1st July 2024 to 30th June 2025.
The salary of a County Executive Committee Member in Kenya in the financial year 2024/2025 is a gross monthly salary of KES 422,526, which consists of a basic salary of KES 253,516, additional allowances in the form of a house allowance of KES 80,000 and an official commuter allowance, and a salary market adjustment of KES 89,010.
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 a County Executive Committee Member
The County Executive Committee Member is also entitled to additional benefits as follows–
- Official Car - an official car of engine capacity not exceeding 2000 cc. Where an official car is not available the Member shall be paid a commuter allowance of KES 24,000 per month in the interim period;
- Medical Benefit - an annual medical cover for the County Executive Committee Member, their (one) spouse and up to four children below twenty-five years who are fully dependent on the County Executive Committee Member, as follows–
- Inpatient: KES 3 million;
- Outpatient: KES 200,000;
- Maternity: KES 100,000;
- Dental: KES 50,000;
- Optical: KES 50,000.
- Retirement Benefit - two options for retirement benefits, pension or gratuity, as follows–
- a service gratuity equal to 31% of the annual pensionable income for the period of service; or
- where a pension scheme is established for the County Executive Committee Member, SRC shall review and set the rate of contribution by the employer to the scheme and any other financial retirement benefits.
Note: For a comparable period, a County Executive Committee Member shall not receive both pension and gratuity payments from the same public body.
For purposes of gratuity and pension, the pensionable emolument shall be based on the monthly basic salary as set by SRC.
- Group Life Insurance - a County Executive Committee Member shall be covered for a value equivalent to three times the annual pensionable emoluments.
- Group Personal Accident - a County Executive Committee Member 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 County Executive Committee Member shall receive a car loan of up to KES 4 million and a mortgage of up to KES 20 million.
- the applicable interest rate 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 Car Loan.
- the County Treasury shall administer and manage the Car Loan and Mortgage schemes centrally within existing applicable regulations to govern the schemes, and subject to the availability of funds.
- Daily Subsistence Allowance for local and foreign travels - paid to the County Executive Committee Member per the rates reviewed and set by SRC occasionally.
- Airtime - paid at the rate of up to KES 10,000.
- Security - provided as advised by the Inspector-General of Police and shall not be commuted to cash.
- Annual Leave Allowance - paid at KES 35,000 per annum. Leave days shall not serve as a substitute for cash.
Any remuneration and benefits not mentioned here are not payable unless set later by SRC.