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Teachers are the biggest beneficiaries of the salary rise for civil servants, which will be backdated to July 1.
As the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) yesterday announced a 7–10 per cent, it was a relief for teachers who have been pushing for a pay rise for two years.

According to the proposed salary increment for teachers after the Government’s proposal, the highest paid teacher in grade D5 would earn at least Sh173,422.

In that D5 rank, a 7 per cent increment will see teachers who take home a basic salary of Sh131,380 rise to a minimum of Sh140,577.

In the event of 10 percent, a teacher whose current basic pay is Sh157,657 will get a maximum of Sh173,422.

On the other hand, the lowest paid teacher in grade B5 will see a rise from the current Sh21,756 to a minimum of Sh23,279 if 7 per cent is effected and from the current Sh27,195 to a maximum of Sh29,915 if 10 per cent is implemented.

SRC chairperson Lyn Mengich said the review is about harmonisation to achieve equity and fairness in remuneration and benefits in the public service within the principle of affordability and fiscal sustainability.

“Pursuant to the constitutional principle of affordability and fiscal sustainability, SRC engaged the National Treasury on funding. The National Treasury advised SRC to consider reviewing remuneration structure within a budget allocation of Sh27.7 billion for the year 2023/24,” said Mengich in Nairobi yesterday.

Out of the Sh21.7 billion, the teaching service will receive 44.2 per cent or Sh9.5 billion under the new proposal.

This is a reprieve for tutors, given that the teachers’ union signed a non-monetary 2021-2025 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) but promised members that a review on the basic pay would be undertaken after TSC is given a go ahead by SRC. But with the recent inflation rates, the unions have been making persistent calls for TSC to review their salaries

For D4, the current basic of pay of Sh118,242 will rise to a minimum of Sh126,519 if 7 per cent is effected and a 10 per cent rise will see it rise from Sh141,891 and to a maximum Sh156,080.

Grade D3 is set to rise from a basic of 104,644 to a minimum of Sh111,969 and 10 per cent moves it from Sh125,573 to a maximum of Sh138,130.