RUTO: NO SALARY INCREASE AS PROPOSED BY THE SRC

President William Ruto has been accused of playing a ‘political gimmick’ after rejecting the salary hike for state officers by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

According to Yatta MP Basil Ngui, President Ruto is not genuine in his assertion and is instead hoaxing Kenyans to create an impression that he has their best interests at heart.

“It’s a political gimmick where you tell SRC to increase salaries so that when I go to the public debate I tell them I am going to reject it,” he said.

“If you look at the President, the CSs, the DP, do you know they never incur costs of the fuel of their cars, housing costs in terms of maintenance, workers, travel, all that is done by the government,” added Ngui.

The Head of State denied the salary increment proposal noting that the gap between the low-earning public servants and the high earners is huge, hence should be moderated.

This comes after the Head of State approved a proposal by SRC to increase the monthly salaries of the lower cadre of civil servants by 7 – 10 per cent effective from July 1, 2023.

Whitney Akunga