The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has invited Kenyans to give their views on proposed changes that could link the pay and promotion of public servants to their performance.
The proposals include a revised framework for recognising productivity and performance in the public service, the Public Service Performance and Productivity Management Bill, 2026, and the Productivity Management Policy, 2026.
If adopted, the changes would introduce a system where workers’ performance and productivity can be considered when determining rewards and career progression, instead of relying mainly on automatic annual increments.
SRC said the proposed framework is intended to create a clear and consistent way of identifying and rewarding outstanding performance among public servants.
“the framework is aimed at developing an effective, transparent, equitable and systematic process for identifying, appraising and rewarding excellent productivity and performance in the Public Service,” the Commission explained.
Public participation forums will be organized in 10 regions on October 21st and 23rd, 2026.
The forum in Nairobi region will take place on October 21st, Wednesday in the Board Room of the Regional Commissioner’s Office. Residents of Nairobi, Kajiado and Kiambu Counties will be involved.
Other forums will be organized in Central Region, Upper Eastern, Lower Eastern, North Rift Valley, South and Central Rift Valley, Nyanza, Western, North Eastern and Coast regions.
The forum in Upper Eastern Region will involve residents from Meru, Embu, Tharaka-Nithi, Marsabit and Isiolo counties on October 21st, while those from Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Counties will meet on October 23rd.
In the Rift Valley, Nyanza and Western regions, forums will be held in counties including Nakuru, Baringo, Bomet, Kericho, Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, Kakamega, Vihiga, Bungoma and Busia.
SRC has asked members of the public to familiarise themselves with the proposed framework before taking part in the discussions.
The commission’s push for performance-based rewards is not new. SRC has previously said it wants productivity and performance to play a bigger role in how public servants are recognised and rewarded.
SRC Chairperson Sammy Chepkwony said in June that the commission was looking at ways of making public sector pay more closely connected to performance.
He pointed to Singapore as an example, saying part of workers’ earnings there is based on variable pay, meaning employees can earn more depending on their performance.
The commission’s current strategy also identifies productivity and performance as one of its key areas, including the development of productivity-linked reward and recognition mechanisms.
Under the Constitution, SRC is required to consider productivity and performance, alongside fairness, transparency and the sustainability of the public wage bill when carrying out its mandate.
