New push for civil servants' perks cuts

John Monyoncho SRC Commissioner speaking when the Salaries & Remuneration Commission announced that it has issued a draft allowances and benefits policy for the public sector aimed at streamlining the management and administration of allowances in the public sector.PHOTO:[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

Civil servants will face pay cuts as the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) pushes through a new policy to control allowances earned by employees in the public sector.

SRC is concerned that there has been proliferation of allowances and distortions in remuneration making some civil servants to earn close to three times their basic pay.