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Salary shame: PSC says civil servants take home a third of pay due to taxes

A civil servant displays an empty wallet. [Getty Images]

The rising cost of living coupled with increased taxation has seen thousands of public servants grapple with mental health crisis, Public Service Commission (PSC) Chairperson Anthony Muchiri has said.

Appearing before the National Dialogue Committee, in Nairobi, yesterday, Muchiri said civil servants take home less than a third of their salary.

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