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Judges sue SRC over optical cover, travel allowance cuts

Salaries and Remuneration Commission(SRC) Chairperson Lyn Mengichwhen she appeared before the Senate Devolution Committee at Parliament on July 6, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Judges are embroiled in a legal battle with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) over the decision to slash optical cover and travel allowances.

In the case filed before the High Court, judges lamented that despite being glued to computers all day while hearing virtual court sessions, SRC has slashed their optical cover by close to Sh130,000.

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