- The Bongo president is revealed his pay as he emphasised the importance of anti-corruption drive in Tanzania
- His pay is a huge cut from what his predecessor Kikwete earned as president
Tanzania President, John Pombe Magufuli has gone public with his pay in a televised speech to Association of Local Authorities as he emphasised the importance of anti-corruption drive in Tanzania.
African Review released figures three years of the salary of the then Tanzanian president. If the figures are anything to go by, Maguli is earning around a quarter of what his predecessor Jakaya Kiwete was earning.
The no-nonsense president is earning Tanzanian shillings 9 million which is around Kenya shillings 400, 000.
In Kenya, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) reviewed the salaries of State officers in what was seen as a major pay-cut. In the new pay structure by SRC, the President of Kenya earns a monthly gross of Sh1.4million, which is Sh250, 000 less than what he earned before the pay cut.
Kenyan MCA’s earn KSh165, 000 however; this figure goes up owing to allowances from meetings organized by County Assembly committees. Some could do over Sh500, 000 depending on the number of meetings attended.
Compared to what Maguli earns, a Kenyan County politician dwarfs the President’s monthly pay. We cannot even start talking about Kenyan Members of Parliament whose gross pay is currently Sh710, 000.
