The government announced plans to alter payslips for a section of civil servants as part of a wider payroll adjustment initiative.
The decision followed an internal review conducted by the Public Service Commission and the National Treasury, which identified discrepancies in certain allowances and statutory deductions.
The review, completed last month, examined payroll records across multiple ministries, departments, and agencies. It revealed variations in pay structures that, according to officials, required standardization to ensure compliance with existing public service regulations.
The changes will affect only a specified group of employees whose salaries contain allowances or benefits flagged for review.
The adjustments are expected to take effect in the coming payroll cycle, with the Treasury set to communicate the exact breakdown to affected workers through their respective human resource departments.
The government stated that the move aimed to streamline payment structures, eliminate errors, and align compensation with the approved salary guidelines under the current financial year’s budget framework.
Implementation of the new system will involve recalculating allowances, updating statutory deduction rates, and correcting overpayments or underpayments identified during the audit.
The exercise will be carried out in collaboration with the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Database to minimize errors and enhance transparency in salary processing.
While the government has not disclosed the total number of civil servants affected, sources within the public service indicated that the changes would mostly impact employees in mid-level administrative and technical roles. The Treasury confirmed that the alterations would reflect in the August payroll.
By Kenyans