• Commission chairperson Lynn Mengich, in a memo to CoG chairman Martin Wambora, said counties will be given implementation guidelines.
• The SRC agreed to convert the car loan facility to a car grant, which it said will come at no extra expense from the Sh4.5 billion allocated.
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The Salaries and Remuneration Commission has approved car grants for MCAs and speakers.
Commission chairperson Lynn Mengich, in a memo to CoG chairman Martin Wambora, said counties will be given implementation guidelines.
This is after Wambora had written to SRC requesting similar benefits for MCAs as their counterparts at the National Assembly.
The SRC agreed to convert the car loan facility to a car grant, which it said will come at no extra expense from the Sh4.5 billion allocated.
The benefit is only applicable to current speakers and MCAs.
The COG asserts that it is only fair to extend the same benefit to the Speaker and Member of the County Assembly.
"The SRC takes cognisance of the similarity of the roles of the legislators at the county and national levels. It should be noted that the category of benefits to the legislators at the county and national levels are similar, with the exception of Transport Facilitation Benefit “Car Grant” that is provided to the legislators at the national level," SRC said on Tuesday.
In terms of equity and fairness, the COG further started that it has articulated the similarity in the representation and legislative role of the Speaker and Member of the County Assembly at the ward level with their counterparts at the National Assembly, who have a “Car Grant” facility.
"In this regard, the COG asserts that it is only fair to extend the same benefit to the Speaker and Member of the County Assembly," SRC added.
SRC has reviewed the Car Loan benefit as set earlier, to a Transport Facilitation Benefit in the form of a Car Grant subject.
The Car Grant is a Transport Facilitation Benefit payable to the the Speaker and Member of County Assembly;
As for the conversion of the car loan facility to a car grant, this will be undertaken within the available Car Loan facility funds of 4.5 Billion and will not affect the expenditure ceiling as provided by the CRA.
Upon conversion, the existing Car Loan shall cease and the Speakers and Members of the County Assembly who have already benefited on the existing car loan shall convert their Car Loan to Transport Facilitation Benefit in form of a Car Grant;
In view of the ongoing remuneration review process to inform the 2021/22-2024/25 remuneration review cycle, the conversion of this benefit is only applicable to the current Speakers and Members of the County Assembly; and
The operationalisation of conversion of the Car Loan for the Speaker and Member of the County Assembly to Transport Facilitation Benefit in form of a Car Grant be undertaken administratively by the respective county governments.
"The purpose of this letter therefore, is to convey the Commission’s review of the Car Loan benefit to a Transport Facilitation Benefit in the form of a Car Grant," SRC concluded.
SRC has reviewed the Car Loan benefit as set earlier, to a Transport Facilitation Benefit in the form of a Car Grant subject.
The Car Grant is a Transport Facilitation Benefit payable to the the Speaker and Member of County Assembly;
As for the conversion of the car loan facility to a car grant, this will be undertaken within the available Car Loan facility funds of 4.5 Billion and will not affect the expenditure ceiling as provided by the CRA.
Upon conversion, the existing Car Loan shall cease and the Speakers and Members of the County Assembly who have already benefited on the existing car loan shall convert their Car Loan to Transport Facilitation Benefit in form of a Car Grant;
In view of the ongoing remuneration review process to inform the 2021/22-2024/25 remuneration review cycle, the conversion of this benefit is only applicable to the current Speakers and Members of the County Assembly; and
The operationalisation of conversion of the Car Loan for the Speaker and Member of the County Assembly to Transport Facilitation Benefit in form of a Car Grant be undertaken administratively by the respective county governments.
"The purpose of this letter therefore, is to convey the Commission’s review of the Car Loan benefit to a Transport Facilitation Benefit in the form of a Car Grant," SRC concluded.