Members of Senate , National Assembly and County Assembly will receive salary increase effective July 1,2024 , Channel 15 News has learned.
In the new salary review by Salaries and Remediation Commission, the Speaker of National Assembly and the Senate will see their salaries shoot from Ksh 1.18 million to Ksh 1.2 million.
The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and his Senate counterpart will see see their salaries rise from Ksh 0.94 million to Ksh 0.96 million.
Majority and Minority Leaders of the two houses will see their salaries rise from Ksh748,768 to Ksh800,019 while Members of Parliament salaries will shoot from KSh725,602 to Ksh739,600 , as County Assembly Members witness a rise from Ksh144,375 to Ksh166,588
Meanwhile , Kenyans have been asked to brace for tough times ahead as the prices of cooking oil, soap, and some cosmetics in Kenya are set to rise significantly starting this month after Kenya imposed a 10% import duty on crude palm oil.
1kg of cooking oil will now cost Sh359, up from Sh326.
