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It will now cost Sh4 billion to pay top Kenyan civil servants

Treasury Cabinet Secretary Henry Rotich

The cost of paying top government officials will cross the Sh4 billion mark in the next year. Treasury has increased the allocation for the salaries of senior officials running the 15 constitutional offices.

Commissioners at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission will get the highest bump in the amount that they take home, largely on account of a significant increase in their allowances this election year.

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