Senators ask SRC to harmonise county govt employees' salaries
Mandera Senator Billow Kerrow (centre) speaks during a public sector remuneration and benefits policy stakeholders' workshop in Naivasha on May 18, 2015. Senators have criticised the National Assembly for denying them the proposed Sh1 billion meant to enable them monitor and evaluate devolution. PHOTO | SULEIMAN MBATIAH | NATION MEDIA GROUP
They noted that many workers were resigning or declining jobs in the counties due to the poor pay.
Mr Kithinji Kiragu said SRC had realised the mistake of basing the wage bill on the GDP and had done away with the system.
Ms Sarah Serem noted that salary discrepancies were the cause of perennial industrial unrests and promised that the policy would end the problem.
She told the participants that hardship allowances had been improved and that negotiations were still underway for better perks.
Senators have called for the harmonisation of salaries for workers in the counties with those working for the National Government.
Speaking during the Public Sector Remuneration and Benefits Policy stakeholders’ workshop in Naivasha, they noted that many workers were resigning or declining jobs in the counties due to the poor pay.
