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"speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
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"content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am not aware of a circular dated September, 2009, issued by the Government regarding increase of salaries and allowances for police officers. The Government, however, in the last four years, issued the following circulars to review the salaries for officers serving in the disciplined services, namely, the Kenya Police, the Administration Police and the Prison Services:- (i) Circular DPM VOL III NO.15 of 24th June, 2008; (ii) Circular DPM VOL III NO.89 of 1st July, 2010; and, (iii) Circular DPM VOL IV NO.17 of 25th July, 2011. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second circular which was issued on 1st July, 2010, on new salary scales for the Kenya Police, the Administration Police and the Prison Services is the one in which it is indicated that the new salary structure would be implemented in two equal phases, with effect from 1st July, 2010. (b) Phase Two of the new salary scales was not implemented in full due to budgetary under-provisions as the Ministry of Finance provided only Kshs3.2 billion, instead of the Kshs5.1 billion that we had requested. Consequently, the Government released Circular VOL. IV, No.17 of 25th July, 2011, on the new salary scales for Kenya Police, Administration Police and the Prison Services, Phase Two. The new salaries were implemented with effect from 1st July, 2011. (c) The Government has not really failed to implement the provisions of the above circulars as 81.4 per cent of the revised salary has been implemented. This shows that the Government is committed to implementing the remaining portion of Phase Two of the revised salaries once the funds are available. Despite the above shortfall, the police force, I know, continues to perform their duties with utmost dedication. My Ministry, together with the Cabinet and the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security are continuing with consultations with Treasury with a view to implementing the remaining Kshs1.9 billion balance towards the salary and Kshs.9.4 billion towards the allowances. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Members may wish to know that I was able to draw the attention of the relevant departmental committee of the House on all these shortfalls. Out of the remuneration packages we had requested which should have been implemented from 1st July 2012, I requested for a total of Kshs38.7 billion. Out of this, Kshs6.8 billion was for harmonisation of the Civil Service salaries; Kshs11.3 billion was for the regular police, Administration Police and the Prisons; Kshs5.6 billion was for hardship allowance and Kshs15 billion for the Public Service Superannuation Pension Scheme. I was only able to get Kshs6.8 billion for the harmonisation of civil servants’ salaries. I am still waiting for the rest and the relevant departmental committees are aware of these shortfalls and will be part of the process of trying to get this implemented as soon as possible."
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