SRC Vice Chairperson, Dr. Amani Yuda Komora, PhD, MBS, CHRP, moderating day 2 of the 3rd National Wage Bill Conference at the Bomas of Kenya.
Question-and-answer session on revenue and wage bill management – Day 2
“The target of towards 35% in the management of the wage bill by 2028 is too far and we propose that the target is moved a bit closer. We are no longer generalising government responsibility meaning, every sector of government is solely accountable in the management of the National Wage Bill”
Mr. Sam Mwaura OGW MBS
Board Member, National Tax Payers Association
The fourth meeting of the Steering Committee of the upcoming Third National Wage Bill Conference (NWBC), 2024, took place on 2 April 2024, at SRC offices. The conference conveners reviewed the programme, technical papers, microsite, and media engagements. Attendees included; Mutahi Kahiga, Nyeri Governor; Kithinji Kiragu, Chairperson, Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC); Philiph Mongóny, Chairperson, State Corporations Advisory Committee; Amb. Anthony Muchiri, Chairperson, Public Service Commission; and Ms. Mary Mwiti, CEO, Council of Governors. SRC’s delegation included; Lyn Mengich, Chairperson; Commissioners John Monyoncho, Sophie Moturi, Wangui Muchiri, Dr. Leah Mumbua, Nelly Ashubwe, and Anne Gitau, CS/CEO.
On 25 March 2024, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), led by Lyn Mengich, Chairperson, along with conveners and co-opted members of the Third National Wage Bill Conference, 2024, deliberated on the preparatory plans for the conference.
The meeting, which took place at SRC offices, was attended by Amos N. Gathecha, Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Service; Phillip Mongóny, Chairperson, State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC); and Kithinji Kiragu, Chairperson, Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee, among other dignitaries.
The Steering Committee of the Third National Wage Bill Conference, 2024, held a media breakfast on 21 March 2024 at the Sarova Panafric, Nairobi, in preparation for the conference.
The roundtable discussion was attended by Lyn Mengich, Chairperson; H.E. Mutahi Kahiga, Chairperson, Human Resources, Labour, and Social Welfare Committee, Council of Governors (COG); Amos Gathecha, Principal Secretary, State Department for Public Service; Veronica Nduva, Principal Secretary, State Department for Performance and Delivery; Kithinji Kiragu, Chairman, Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC); Mr. Philiph Mongóny, Chairman, State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC); and Sylvester Obongo, Director, on behalf of PSC Chairperson.
The engagement with media editors and journalists created awareness and sensitisation on the purpose of the conference and sought wider media coverage and visibility before, during, and after the conference.