Chief Justice Martha Karambu Koome and her deputy, Philomena Mwilu, are the only two officers of the Judiciary whose pay will not be reviewed upwards.
On Wednesday, December 15, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) allowed the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to give allowances to its officers.
In the new scheme, the CJ only had her pay restructured to include basic and allowances totalling to Ksh1.3 million. Previously, she received a consolidated pay.
DCJ Mwilu saw her pay also maintained.
The officers, who are expected to receive a pay rise from the directive, include the highest ranking Court of Appeal Judge whose pay was raised to Ksh1.15 million but divided into Ksh770,508 basic pay and Ksh385,600 allowances.
Previously, the Judge earned Ksh1.12 million.
Judges of the High Court also saw their pay increase from Ksh907,000 to Ksh1 million in monthly income.
Chief Magistrates will have their pay will increase from Ksh650,253 to Ksh732,035 per month, while security allowances for the officers will rise from Ksh15,000 to Ksh20,000.
The new clearance by the SRC for the JSC to effect the pay review has been a two-year protracted battle since the High Court ordered the commission to effect the same in November 2019.
The SRC had, however, failed to implement the directive after it filed an appeal at the same time but the hearing duration has since lapsed.
In the new SRC restructure, MPs were the biggest beneficiaries in the latest wave of pay rises for state officers.
MPs salaries will rise from Ksh621,250 per month to Ksh710,000. Their sitting allowances were also revised upwards.
