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Ministers' housing allowances to cost taxpayer Sh92m

 

The Government has given Cabinet and Principal Secretaries a massive house allowance seven months after announcing that ministers would take a 10 per cent wage cut to contain the bloated public wage bill.

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has asked the Treasury to set aside Sh45 million to start implementing the allowance from next month, according to a circular to top Government officials last week.

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