Uasin Gishu county assembly set to shut down ahead of budget estimate presentation!

Members of the Uasin Gishu county assembly  are  set  to shut  down  their operations  Tuesday morning ahead of  the presentation of the  9.5B budget estimates by the County Executive member for  finance.

Hubzmedia  has established  the move is likely to paralyze county operations ahead of  the preparations for the  8^th  devolution conference

A section of the MCA’s have disclosed that other county assemblies are likely to shut down   tomorrow  over  their displeasure with the salaries  and  remuneration commission SRC having reviewed upwards their  pay by a meager  Sh10,000.

The  imminent  strike  by the County Assemblies is likely to affect effective operations by the Sub governments .

During its presentation to County Assembly Service Boards on the third public service remuneration and benefits review cycle, the SRC revealed a Ksh.10,000 increase in MCA gross salaries.

The current remuneration for MCAs stands at Ksh.144,375 a month with a committee sitting allowance of Ksh.62,400.

In the 2023/2024 Financial Year, the SRC proposed gross salaries for MCAs to go up to Ksh.154,481 with the sitting allowance remaining the same. The 2024/2025 financial year salaries will see another upward review to Ksh.164,588.

So far Narok, Mandera, Kericho, Embu, Tana River, Kisii, Marsabit, Makueni, Wajir, Garissa, Mombasa, Kwale, Nakuru, Kajiado, Nyamira, Laikipia, West Pokot and Samburu counties have shut down.

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