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The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has deferred the implementation of the salary review for all other public officers in the Financial Year 2024/2025 until further notice.

In a statement on Thursday, July 18, 2024, SRC said the extended freeze resulted from fiscal constraints emanating from the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024.

“As a consequence of the emerging fiscal constraints and budget cuts emanating from the withdrawal of the Finance Bill, 2024, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has deferred the implementation of the salary review for all other public officers in the financial year 2024/2025 until further notice, contingent upon the availability of funding,” the statement read in part.

According to SRC, there is currently no allocated budget for implementing the advised remuneration and benefits for all other public officers for the Financial Year 2024/2025, which was to take effect in July 2024.

“Further, SRC made this decision in close consultation with the National Treasury, while considering the principles outlined in Article 230(5) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, to ensure fiscal sustainability of the public compensation bill,” the statement added.

SRC’s directive

However, the commission advised that annual salary notch adjustments in existing salary structures would continue to be applied within budget allocation.

“No additional funding will be provided for implementation of the job evaluation results in the financial year 2024/2025,” the commission stated.

The commission says that public service institutions with Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) that are impacted by the deferred implementation of salary review in the Financial Year 2024/2025, are advised to engage the respective trade unions accordingly.

“SRC will continue to monitor the situation and consider a review subject to availability of funding, as shall be advised accordingly by the National Treasury,” SRC added.

On July 3, 2024, the commission, in consultation with the National Treasury, froze the upward salary review of all state officers in the Financial Year 2024/2025 following a reduced budget and existing contractual commitments.

The commission says the move was taken to ensure affordability and fiscal sustainability of the public wage bill.

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