- SRC has confirmed implementation of Phase II of the Fourth Remuneration Review Cycle, effective July 1, 2026.
- Civil servants from the highest grade (CSG3/E4) to the lowest (CSG17/A3) will receive revised basic pay, house allowances, and commuter benefits.
- SRC maintained the three‑cluster house allowance structure, with Nairobi in Cluster One, major towns in Cluster Two, and all other regions in Cluster Three.
Civil servants are set for higher salaries and revised allowances after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) approved the implementation of Phase II of the Fourth Remuneration and Benefits Review Cycle, effective July 1, 2026.
The approval was communicated in a circular dated July 17, 2026, addressed to Public Service Principal Secretary Dr. Jane Kere Imbunya. According to the SRC, the new remuneration structure was approved during the Commission’s 720th meeting held on July 16, 2026, after considering the principles set out under Article 230(5) of the Constitution, advice from the National Treasury, and the approved budget for the 2026/2027 financial year.
The revised salary structure takes effect from July 1, 2026, with its rollout to be undertaken within the approved budget for the current financial year. The review covers basic salaries, house allowances, commuter allowances and other benefits for civil servants across all job grades.
At the top end of the scale, officers in the highest grade, CSG3/E4, will earn a basic salary ranging from KSh312,085 to KSh576,120 per month. Those stationed in Nairobi will additionally receive a house allowance of KSh100,000, bringing their gross monthly salary in the capital to between KSh602,685 and KSh866,720.
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The new structure also provides for salary adjustments across all grades down to CSG17 (A3), the lowest tier, where basic salaries will range between KSh20,640 and KSh23,710, alongside revised house and commuter allowances that vary depending on an officer’s duty station.
SRC retained its existing three-cluster house allowance system in the revised structure. Nairobi remains classified under Cluster One, while Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Eldoret, Thika, Kisii, Malindi and Kitale fall under Cluster Two, with all other areas of the country classified under Cluster Three.
The Commission clarified that remuneration for unionisable civil servants will continue to be handled separately, through the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiation process rather than the SRC review.
This rollout marks the second phase of the Fourth Remuneration Review Cycle, which runs from 2025/26 to 2028/29, and is expected to boost the earnings of thousands of national government civil servants beginning with the 2026/27 financial year.
By Jeff Kirui
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