The Mountain Journal
Security officers will receive a salary increase following the recommendation made by former Chief Justice David Maraga task force that was appointed last year.
President William Ruto said the security officers in Kenya Prisons Service, National Police Service (NPS), and National Youth Service (NYS) will get an increment with effect in August.
Ruto spoke when he presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Kenya Prisons Service Commissioner General Patrick Mwiti.
“As a commitment I made to our men in uniform, we will be enhancing the salaries of our policemen and our prison officers. This month they will receive their first installment of the salary increase, along with other security agencies,” Ruto said.
The 40 percent salary hike is part of the recommendations made by the former Chief Justice David Maraga-led task force in 2023.
The task force report recommended salary increases for officers in the National Police Service (NPS), National Youth Service (NYS), and Kenya Prisons Service.
Currently, the least paid police officer, a Constable, earns Sh32,880, while a Corporal earns Sh42,660 per month.
The Inspector General, the highest-paid officer in the Police Service, receives Sh852,241 monthly, and his senior assistant earns Sh274,890. Other ranks, from Sergeant to Commissioner of Police, earn between Sh45,000 and Sh130,000 each month.
