Salaries of Governor and Deputy Governor in Kenya

February 15, 2023

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Governors in Kenya earn a basic salary of Ksh 554,400 per month, house allowance of Ksh 200,000 and other allowances. The gross salary of a governor is Ksh 924,000 per month while that of the Deputy Governor is Ksh 621,250.

County Governor is entitled to monthly airtime of Ksh20,000 while the deputy is paid Ksh15,000.

Monthly Remuneration for State officers in the Executive of the County Government

	Basic	House	Commuter	Salary	Gross
State Officer	Market
Salary	Allowance	Allowance	Salary
	Adjustment


County Governor	554,400	200,000	Official	169,600	924,000

Deputy County Governor	372,750	100,000	Official	148,500	621,250

Member of the Executive Committee	242,550	80,000	Official	81,700	404,250

Notes:

A serving State officer and a State officer appointed on or after the effective date of this Gazette Notice shall be paid the monthly deconsolidated remuneration package set herein.

The monthly remuneration set herein is fixed for the term of office of the State officer, unless reviewed and set by SRC.

The remuneration set herein takes into account the reviewed job evaluation grading under the third remuneration and benefits review cycle.

Salary Market Adjustment is a salary modification that takes into account market positioning, and constitutional and statutory principles for review of remuneration and benefits.

For purposes of gratuity and pension, the pensionable emolument shall be based on the monthly basic salary set herein.

The basic salary set herein is 60 per cent of the gross salary set herein.

(g) The deconsolidated remuneration structure set herein is in compliance with the judgment of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Petition 29 of 2019 Nairobi.

Benefits for State officers in the Executive of the County Government

Official Transport: Shall be provided, as follows:

Governor and Deputy Governor: Shall be provided with official car of engine capacity not exceeding 3000cc.

Member of County Executive Committee: Shall be provided with official car of engine capacity not exceeding 2000cc.

Medical Benefit: An annual medical cover shall be provided to the State officer, one spouse and up to four children below twenty-five years fully dependent on the State officer, as follows:

Governor	Deputy Governor	Member of County
Executive Committee


Inpatient: Ksh 10 million	Inpatient: Ksh 10 million	Inpatient: Ksh 3 million
Outpatient: Ksh 300,000	Outpatient: Ksh 300,000	Outpatient: Ksh 200,000
Maternity: Ksh 150,000	Maternity: Ksh 150,000	Maternity: Ksh 100,000
Dental: Ksh 75,000	Dental: Ksh 75,000	Dental: Ksh 50,000
Optical: Ksh 75,000	Optical: Ksh 75,000	Optical: Ksh 50,000

Retirement Benefit:

There shall be two types of retirement benefits for State officers, pension and gratuity, as follows:

A State officer, serving or appointed on permanent and pensionable terms, shall be eligible to a pension benefit in line with existing laws.

A State officer, serving or appointed for a fixed term of office, shall be paid a service gratuity at the rate of 31 per cent of the annual pensionable emoluments for the term served.

Notes:

Where an employer establishes a pension scheme for its State officers appointed for a fixed term of office, SRC shall review and set the rate of the employer’s contribution to the scheme, and any other financial retirement benefits.
1. No State officer shall benefit from both pension and gratuity benefits from the same public body for a similar period.

Group Life Insurance: A State officer shall be covered for a value equivalent to three times of the annual pensionable emoluments.

Group Personal Accident: A State officer shall be covered for a value equivalent to three times of the annual pensionable emoluments.

Car Loan and Mortgage Benefit: Shall be provided, as follows:

State officer	Car Loan	Mortgage

County Governor	Up to Ksh 10 million	Up to Ksh 40 million

Deputy Governor	Up to Ksh 6 million	Up to Ksh 30 million

Member of County Executive Committee	Up to Ksh 4 million	Up to Ksh 20 million

Notes:

The applicable rate of interest shall be 3 per cent per annum, for the duration of the loan.

The car loan shall be recoverable within the contract term of a State officer.

The car loan and mortgage schemes shall be administered and managed centrally by the County Treasury, within existing applicable regulations to govern the schemes, and subject to the availability of funds.

Daily Subsistence Allowance for local and foreign travels: Shall be paid to State officers in the Executive of the County Governments as per the rates reviewed and set by SRC from time to time.

Airtime: Shall be paid at the following rates:

County Governor: Up to Ksh 20,000 per month

Deputy County Governor: Up to Ksh 15,000 per month

Member of County Executive Committee: Up to Ksh 10,000 per month

Official Residence: The County Governor and Deputy County Governor shall be provided with an official residence together with commensurate home utilities and attendants by the County Government. The official residence shall be a physical building/house owned by government. The benefit shall not be commuted to cash in lieu of an official residence.