All civil servants will receive a salary increase from July after President William Ruto ordered a review of pay and allowances across the public service.
Public Service Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku announced the decision on Tuesday, June 23, during Public Service Week celebrations at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC). He said the adjustments will cover all public servants.
Ruku said the review will extend beyond basic pay to include major allowances paid to government workers.
“President William Ruto and his government are increasing the salaries of all public servants in July this year. It will be gross pay, housing allowance, and commuter allowance, which will be increased once more in July this year,” Ruku said.
At the same event, Cabinet Secretary Geoffrey Ruku directed all government entities to immediately migrate their payroll systems to the government’s Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
Ruku said the directive applies to ministries, state departments, state agencies, and county governments, as part of efforts to strengthen accountability and improve how public resources are managed.
He added that President William Ruto issued the order and warned that institutions that do not comply within one month would face serious consequences.
“To ensure efficiency and proper use of public resources and taxes, the President has directed that all ministries, county governments, agencies, and state departments must be on one payroll platform, the Human Resource Information System,” Ruku said.
He also warned that non-compliant institutions could have their salary remittances suspended until they fully integrate into the HRIS platform.
“All departments that will not have complied within one month will not remit your salaries,” he stated.
The latest pay rise comes months after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approved the first phase of the 2025–2029 remuneration review cycle. That approval led to salary and allowance adjustments for civil servants, which the SRC set to be backdated to July 1, 2025.
The SRC said it would roll out the review in phases to keep public sector pay competitive while aligning remuneration with prevailing economic conditions.
