Third National Wage Bill Conference Resolutions

The Third National Wage Bill Conference (NWBC) adopted the following ten resolutions to be implemented by both levels of government to transform Kenya’s economy towards achieving a wage-bill-to-revenue ratio of 35 per cent by 2028.

Conference Resolutions

1. All Ministries, Departments and Agencies, State Corporations at the national government level to refine their strategies and action plans to achieve a wage bill to revenue ratio of 35 per cent by 30 June 2028. These strategies and action plans to be submitted to their respective Cabinet Secretary by 30 June 2024 for approval. The National Treasury and the Controller of Budget to progressively monitor the trajectory and ensure that provision of Personnel Emolument do not exceed the 35 per cent threshold, by 30 June 2028.

Lead Actors: SRC and SCAC supported by NT&P, COB, MPSP&DM, CEO’s State Corporations  

2. All County Executive Committee Members (CECM) for public service to refine the strategies and action plans to achieve a wage bill to revenue ratio of 35 per cent. The strategies and action plans to be submitted to the County Executive Committee (CEC) by 30 June 2024 for approval. The county governments and the Controller of Budget progressively monitor and ensure that provision of Personnel Emolument does not exceed the 35 per cent threshold, by 30 June 2028.

Lead Actors: COG and SRC supported by CPSBs, NT&P, COB, CECM, IGRTC 

3. The public service institutions to review and rationalise their staff establishments with a view to align to affordability, fiscal sustainability, right composition, skills set and fit for purpose organisation structures that will facilitate the institutions to achieve the 35 per cent by 2028.
   

Lead Actors: PSC and CPSBs supported by COG, SRC, SCAC, MPSP&DM, Boards of State Corporations 

4. Review the Kenyan model for performance management by December 2024 to shift from measurement of activities and inputs to outputs and outcomes. Institutionalise measurement of productivity, integrate the various measurement systems, and create clear linkage to a reward and sanction system.
   

Lead Actors: MPSP&DM and ML&SP supported by Collaborators: COG, SRC, SCAC, CPSBs 

5. All institutions of the national and county governments to adopt and build capacity on performance contracting as an accountability tool in line with Medium Term Plan IV with effect from 1 July 2024. In this regard, public service institutions incorporate productivity measurements, process re-engineering, technology, and skills development as key drivers to implementation.
   

Lead Actors: MPSP&DM, ML&SP, CPSBs supported by SRC, SCAC, COG 

6. All institutions at both levels of government to migrate their payrolls to the Human Resource Information System-Kenya by 30 June 2025. Further, manual, multiple and stand-alone payroll systems to cease.
   

Lead Actors: MPSP&DM, Accounting Officers supported by COG, COB, NT&P, SRC, County Secretary/Authorised Officer, SCAC, CCIOs 

7. Eliminate duplications and mitigate overlap of mandates, roles and functions across State corporations, national and county governments, Constitutional Commissions and Independent Offices.
   

Lead Actors: OPCS (NDIC), IGRTC, SCAC supported by PSC, CPSBs, COG, CCIOs 

8. Initiate a government-wide cultural transformation to embed the national values and principles, and institute a mechanism for reward and consequence management in pursuit of a transformed public service culture.
   

Lead Actors: PSC, HoPS, County Governments supported by EACC, ODPP, COG, SCAC, CPSBs, MPSP&DM 

9. Undertake public sector wide audit on academic certificates for officers serving in both national and county government institutions in order to root out employees with fake certificates and enhance integrity, accountability performance and productivity. Further, all public institutions to streamline the verification process and ensure authenticity of academic certificates before engagement.
   

Lead Actors: PSC, CPSBs, CASBs supported by HoPS, SCAC, COG, EACC, ODPP, MPSP&DM, KNEC, Academic Institutions 

10. Submit the Third National Wage Bill Conference, 2024, Resolutions to the Summit for adoption, and thereafter, constitute an inter-governmental multi-agency team to implement the Resolutions.
    

Lead Actors: SRC, IGRTC, COG 

Note: SRC and IGRTC will play an overall coordinating role in the implementation of the Third National Wage Bill Conference Resolutions, while the MPSP&DM, COG and SCAC, shall coordinate the national government, county governments and State corporations respectively, in implementing the Resolutions.