Mixed Reactions Over Kenya's Pay Cuts
The move by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the proposed pay cuts as a measure of checking the country's wage bill has generated mixed reactions.
Kenyan Public officials take salary cuts to ease the wage bill.
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Kenya:
Uhuru Must Confront Elephant in the Room
The Star, 12 March 2014
OVER the weekend President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that he was taking a 20 percent pay cut and his ministers were giving up 10 percent. Public sector salaries now take up 55… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenyan Opposition Criticises Jubilee Pay Cuts
Sabahi, 11 March 2014
Kenya's Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) opposition party criticised the ruling Jubilee Coalition's order for pay cuts for government employees, calling instead for a focus on job… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kindiki to Table a Motion Seeking to Cut Senators Pay
The Star, 11 March 2014
SENATE Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki has said he will introduce an adjournment motion in the House to discuss ways of reducing the national wage bill. Read more »
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Kenya:
Awiti, Kamoti Object to Proposed Pay Cut
The Star, 11 March 2014
Two Coast MPs have said they will not take a pay cut. Nyali's Hezron Awiti and his Rabai counterpart William Kamoti told the Star they have more responsibilities than the executive… Read more »
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Kenya:
Huge Wage Bill Will Affect Development
The Star, 11 March 2014
THE huge wage bill will cripple operations in other sectors of the economy if it is not immediately checked, Treasury Secretary, Henry Rotich has said. Read more »
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Kenya:
Public Officials Advised to Take Salary Cuts
CAJ News, 10 March 2014
HEADS of government agencies and parastatals have been ordered to emulate President Uhuru Kenyatta and take salary cuts or risk losing their positions. Read more »
InFocus
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According to President Uhuru Kenyatta, it is now a requirement that all parastatal bosses will take a 20 percent pay cut similar to the executive. Read more »
