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Salaries and Remuneration Commission

Also known as: SRC

Commission tasked with setting and regulating public sector pay structures and performance-linked remuneration frameworks across Kenya's government.

2026-04-282026-10-27

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August 2026
21 AugCitizen Digital
… He also said delays in paying health workers' salaries were unacceptable and directed that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission be involved in discussions on unimplemented CBAs.
KNH asks non-emergency patients to seek care elsewhere amid congestion
21 AugThe Standard
… ions experiencing disruptions to their clinical rotations and internships.Addressing striking health workers during a town hall at the Kenya Health Summit, President William Ruto directed national and county government officials, alongside the Salaries and Remuneration Commission …
KNH urges non-emergency patients to seek care elsewhere as strike strains hospital
21 AugThe Standard
… Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, where health workers and other stakeholders engaged the government on challenges facing the sector.During the summit, President William Ruto directed national and county government officials, alongside the Salaries and Remuneration Commission …
Inadequate funding to blame for healthcare crisis, unions say
20 AugThe Standard
… Mutai said some of the grievances involved the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and a new CBA being negotiated at the national level. …
Medical workers' strike leaves patients stranded in Kericho
19 AugCitizen Digital
… The President also directed that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission be brought into discussions on unimplemented collective bargaining agreements. …
Ruto gives gov't officials one week to resolve health workers’ salary arrears
18 AugThe Standard
… Talks involving union officials, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission and a government-appointed conciliator have so far failed to break the deadlock, leaving nurses away from their workstations. …
Patients dig deeper into their pockets as nurses strike cripples public hospitals
17 AugCitizen Digital
… accuses gov't of outsourcing violence to civilians By Roy Ouma August 17, 2026 11:56 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter Murang'a Governor Irungu Kang'ata speaks during the Salaries and Remuneration Commission …
Homa Bay chaos: Governor Kang'ata accuses gov't of outsourcing violence to civilians
15 AugCitizen Digital
… They argue that Article 230 of the Constitution gives the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) the mandate to set remuneration for state officers and advise national and county governments on remuneration for other public officers. …
Win for KMPDU as court stops Nairobi County recruitment of casual, locum health workers
15 AugThe Standard
… The petition also accuses the County Public Service Board of exceeding its mandate by setting remuneration rates, which the petitioners argue falls within the constitutional mandate of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).Justice Jemimah Keli certified the matter urgent …
Court halts Nairobi County hiring of casual, locum health workers pending case
11 AugThe Standard
Counties continue to spend millions of shillings on official residences for governors and their deputies, even as several projects remain incomplete, abandoned or stalled years after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) set a deadline for leasing. …
Millions sink into stalled governors' residences despite SRC's deadline that lapsed 4 years ago

Politics

PSC opposes petition over KPA boss Ruto's continued office tenure

The News

The Public Service Commission has opposed a constitutional petition challenging Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt. William Ruto's continued stay in office, citing its constitutional mandate over public service appointments. Francis Awino filed the petition arguing that Ruto's three-year appointment expired on March 9, 2026, with no publicly disclosed instrument demonstrating lawful renewal or extension.

16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →

Yesterday

PSC opposes petition over KPA boss Ruto's continued office tenure
The Public Service Commission has opposed a constitutional petition challenging Kenya Ports Authority Managing Director Capt. William Ruto's continued stay in office, citing its constitutional mandate over public service appointments. Francis Awino filed the petition arguing that Ruto's three-year appointment expired on March 9, 2026, with no publicly disclosed instrument demonstrating lawful renewal or extension.
16 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
Government and doctors begin CBA talks targeting December deal
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and the government will begin negotiations on a new four-year Collective Bargaining Agreement covering 2025–2029, with the union targeting a final deal by December. The talks mark a shift towards structured dialogue after the union's leadership resolved to pursue negotiations over doctors' terms of service.
20 hours ago · Capital News →
KMPDU begins CBA negotiations with government for 2025–2029
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has started structured negotiations with the government to secure a Collective Bargaining Agreement covering doctors for 2025–2029, targeting conclusion by December 2026. The Ministry of Health has submitted a counter-proposal, and an Inter-Ministerial CBA Negotiation Committee has been constituted to negotiate both national and county-level agreements.
26 October 2026 · The Standard →
University lecturers reject government salary offer, vow to intensify strike
The Universities Academic Staff Union rejected the government's Sh11.9 billion counter-offer for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, describing the resulting three per cent basic salary increment as inadequate given rising living costs. The union declared the strike will continue and intensify until their demands are substantially addressed.
26 October 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 22 October

UASU petitions Parliament over stalled university staff CBA
The Universities Academic Staff Union and allied unions, representing approximately 30,000 university employees, have petitioned Parliament over the government's failure to provide funding commitment for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, as lecturers' strike continues. The unions accuse the Ministry of Education and IPUCCF of failing to honour previous return-to-work agreements and are seeking parliamentary intervention to secure funding and address salary payments for public university employees.
22 October 2026 · Capital News →
JOOTRH launches modernization drive with Sh4.9 billion complex
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital is undertaking infrastructure upgrades and equipment installation, including renovations of six operating theaters, as part of a multi-phased modernization project. The hospital plans to expand into a 2,000-bed medical city with a Sh4.9 billion complex to replace aging infrastructure and improve healthcare access across Western Kenya and neighboring regions.
22 October 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 21 October

SRC seeks public views on performance-linked pay framework
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission is consulting across all 47 counties on a revised framework that would link financial rewards for public servants to verifiable performance and targets. The commission says recognition should encourage genuine productivity improvements and better service delivery rather than reward routine activities.
21 October 2026 · Capital News →

Tuesday 20 October

SRC proposes performance-based rewards for public servants
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission has proposed linking civil servants' rewards to measurable performance through a structured framework that ties financial recognition to verifiable evidence and demonstrated achievement of set targets. The Commission will discuss the framework alongside draft legislation through public participation forums across all 47 counties on October 21 and 23.
20 October 2026 · Capital News →

Thursday 15 October

Governors reject Sh440 billion county allocation, demand Sh500 billion
Governors have rejected the Commission on Revenue Allocation's proposed Sh440 billion allocation for counties in 2027/28, demanding at least Sh500 billion to cover salary increments, health worker demands, and other devolved functions. The Council of Governors says the CRA relied on outdated audited financial statements from 2022/23 to determine the allocation.
15 October 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 14 October

Court rejects SRC recusal bid in judges' car allowance dispute
Chief Justice Martha Koome and Justice Mohammed Warsame have rejected an application by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission seeking their recusal from a case challenging the taxation of car allowances. The SRC had argued the judges could not provide a fair hearing, citing prior remarks by the Chief Justice, but the two judges declined to step aside.
14 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Supreme Court to decide on Sh10m judges' car allowance
The Salaries and Remuneration Commission seeks to overturn a ruling upholding the controversial Sh10 million taxable car allowance for judges.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
CJ Koome rejects SRC recusal bid in judges' car allowance case
Chief Justice Martha Koome has rejected a bid by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to have her and Justice Mohammed Warsame recuse themselves from a Supreme Court case challenging judges' Sh10 million taxable car allowance. The SRC, which expressed concerns about the judges' impartiality based on their previous involvement in Judicial Service Commission discussions and alleged remarks by Koome, cited the need for impartiality in the dispute.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →
University lecturers maintain strike indefinitely without acceptable government offer
Kenya Universities Staff Union and allied unions have warned their nationwide strike, which began October 2 over the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement, will continue until the government presents an offer addressing their demands for pay adjustments, allowances, and employment benefits. The unions have rejected the government's current proposal and are demanding a counteroffer that meets their demands, while the government says it seeks an agreement that is fair to staff and affordable for universities and the State.
14 October 2026 · The Standard →

Tuesday 13 October

Civil society groups challenge judicial car grant at Supreme Court
Civil society organisations and religious leaders are seeking to join a case at the Supreme Court challenging a Ksh.10 million car grant for judges, arguing it is unconstitutional and could cost taxpayers more than Ksh.1.61 billion every four years.
13 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
MPs seek clear funding framework for UHC worker salary transition
The National Assembly Budget and Appropriations Committee has demanded clarity on how salaries for thousands of UHC workers transitioning to permanent and pensionable terms will be financed, citing concerns over payment delays and county arrears. Committee chairman Samuel Atandi stressed that county allocations must reflect the actual cost of devolved functions and that predictable disbursements are essential for counties to meet obligations and deliver services.
13 October 2026 · Capital News →

Monday 5 October

President announces 50,000 teacher promotions in 2026/27 financial year
President William Ruto announced that 50,000 teachers will be promoted in the 2026/27 financial year, calling it the largest promotion exercise in a single year in Kenya. The Government doubled the teacher promotion budget from Ksh.1 billion to Ksh.2 billion to fund the increase from the 34,016 positions originally advertised by the Teachers Service Commission.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Cabinet Secretary urges lecturers to end strike, promises CBA implementation
Cabinet Secretary for Education Julius Migos Ogamba has called on university lecturers to resume teaching after declaring a national strike over implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, pledging that all historical arrears from previous CBAs have been paid and the government is committed to timely negotiation of the current agreement.
5 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Ruto directs TSC to raise teacher promotions to 50,000
President William Ruto has directed the Teachers Service Commission to increase teacher promotions from 34,016 to 50,000 this year, with the government doubling the promotion budget from Sh1 billion to Sh2 billion. Ruto said the expanded exercise would be the largest number of teacher promotions undertaken in a single year.
5 October 2026 · The Standard →

Sunday 4 October

KCSE exam materials arrive from Greece ahead of October tests
A consignment of Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examination materials weighing about 71.3 tonnes arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Friday from Greece, less than three weeks before KCSE examination activities are scheduled to begin on October 19. The materials were transferred for safeguarding under General Service Unit escort.
4 October 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 2 October

University lecturers strike over 2025–2029 CBA implementation
Teaching and learning at public universities have been disrupted after members of UASU and KUSU began a nationwide strike over the implementation of the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement, citing unilateral decisions on salaries, terms of service, and working conditions. The strike follows the collapse of talks between the unions and the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum.
2 October 2026 · Citizen Digital →
University lecturers, staff strike over 2025–2029 pay deal
Lecturers and staff in public universities have begun a nationwide strike after their unions rejected a counter-offer from the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum over the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The unions say the proposal fails to address key issues including salaries, allowances, medical benefits, and recruitment of additional staff, and have rejected a proposed automatic annual salary increase of four per cent as below the prevailing inflation rate.
2 October 2026 · Capital News →
High Court rejects Mutua's bid to dismiss Sh22.6m recovery case
Justice Benjamin Musyoki declined to strike out the EACC's case seeking to recover Sh22,658,085 from former KFCB chief executive Ezekiel Mutua, alleging irregular salary increases and entertainment allowances paid between 2016 and 2021. Mutua's salary was allegedly raised to Sh1.1 million above the Sh480,000 limit set by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, and he received a monthly entertainment allowance of Sh100,000.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →

Thursday 1 October

Kenya's 10,000+ labs inspected remotely, raising safety concerns
More than 10,000 medical and clinical laboratory facilities in Kenya are allegedly being audited through virtual reviews and phone assessments rather than physical inspections, prompting health professionals to question whether equipment, storage, protocols, and personnel can be adequately verified from a distance. An insider warns that facilities are operating with unvalidated diagnostic test kits and without baseline quality control checks.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
KMPDU criticises SRC for suspending county pay structures
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has criticised the Salaries and Remuneration Commission for suspending revised remuneration and benefits for county government officers, arguing that county workers should not face selective application of fiscal responsibility and that devolution requires adequate resources and working conditions.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →

Wednesday 30 September

KMPDU challenges SRC suspension of county pay revisions
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union has challenged the Salaries and Remuneration Commission's suspension of revised remuneration and benefits for county government officers, arguing that fiscal responsibility measures are being applied selectively to devolved workers. The SRC suspended implementation citing concerns over counties' ability to sustain additional costs, with most counties exceeding a 35 per cent wage-bill-to-ordinary-revenue ratio.
30 September 2026 · Capital News →

Monday 28 September

Sports PS says government will seek SRC review of athlete allowances
Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi said the government will engage the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to review allowances for national team players, following complaints from Harambee Stars players that their daily allowance of $60 while in camp is insufficient.
28 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →

Sunday 27 September

Doctors union, Othaya hospital agree on recognition deal
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union and Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital in Othaya have signed a Recognition Agreement paving the way for negotiations on a Collective Bargaining Agreement by December 2026, with the hospital advancing documentation to convert locum doctors to permanent and pensionable employment.
27 September 2026 · The Standard →

Friday 25 September

Government to engage SRC on national team allowances
The government intends to engage the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to review allowances for players in national teams to bolster their morale and enhance welfare. The Principal Secretary for Sports said the Ministry is open to constructive engagement with stakeholders, particularly Harambee Stars through the Football Kenya Federation, on possibilities of reviewing allowances upwards.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
KMPDU and Mwai Kibaki Hospital sign recognition agreement for doctors
The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) and Mwai Kibaki Referral Hospital in Nyeri County have signed a Recognition Agreement to establish a framework for negotiations toward a Collective Bargaining Agreement by December 2026. The agreement aims to address working conditions for doctors at the facility, including conversion of locum staff to permanent and pensionable employment.
25 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
University staff unions issue seven-day strike notices over stalled CBA talks
The Kenya Universities Staff Union and Universities Academic Staff Union have issued seven-day strike notices over stalled negotiations for the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement. UASU said the strike will begin at midnight on October 2, citing failures by university councils, the Ministry of Education and the National Treasury to honour the Return-to-Work Formula and provide a financial counter-proposal.
25 September 2026 · Capital News →