As
the cost of living sours each and every hour in Kenya, job group P house
allowance has been increased by 12.5% in Nairobi and 40% in Mombasa, Kisumu,
malindi, Kilifi, Lamu, Kwale and Naivasha.
House allowance in
Nairobi
House
allowance for job group P has been increased from KSh. 40,000 to Ksh. 45,000
per month for Kenya civil servants working in Nairobi. This new rate represents
a 12.5% increase in house allowance.
House allowance in
County Headquarters
Civil
servants in Job group P in the towns of Mombasa, Kisumu, Malindi, Kilifi, Lamu,
Kwale and Naivasha will earn a housing allowance of Ksh. 28,000 per month. Previously, civil servants in Job Group N earned
a house allowance of KSh. 20,000. This new rate represents a 40% increase in the
house allowance.
Civil
servants in Job group P in the towns of Nyeri, Eldoret, Kericho, Kakamega,
Kisii, Embu, Nanyuki, Nakuru, Lodwar and Garissa will earn a house allowance of
KSh. 21,000 per month. Previously,
civil servants in this group earned a house allowance of KSh. 15,000. This
represents a 40% rise in the house allowance.
House Allowance in
Other Areas
Civil
servants in job group P in other county headquarters and other areas will earn
a house allowance of Ksh. 16,800 per
month. Previously, the civil servants in this job group earned a house
allowance of KSh. 12,000. This represents a 40% increase in the house
allowance.
Remarks
Civil
servants in Job group P in Nairobi are the one who will record a substantial rise in their
house allowances. In Nairobi, the house allowance has been increased by twenty thousand Kenya Shillings (Ksh.20,000).
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