Government rules out salary increase for TVET trainers
Government rules out salary increase for TVET trainers
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has explained that the Ministry of Education cannot arbitrarily increase salaries for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers despite concerns over their take-home pay.
Appearing before the National Assembly’s Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education (PIC-G&E) on July 15, Ogamba clarified that the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) handles salaries for public servants.
He said salary adjustments are not based on statutory deductions or personal financial obligations, but follow the terms set out in employees’ letters of appointment and applicable government procedures.
“Salaries are controlled through the SRC and are not increased because of levies on normal salaries. There is a process of increment of salaries that is stipulated in the letters of employment and that is what we follow,” he said.
The remarks came in response to questions over whether the ministry would increase TVET trainers’ salaries to address concerns linked to the wage bill’s one-third rule.
According to the CS, the rule, which requires public servants to take home at least one-third of their basic salary, does not justify increasing an individual’s salary to offset deductions.
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He explained that where statutory levies or other deductions reduce an employee’s net pay, the solution is not to raise salaries outside the established remuneration process.
“The solution is not to arbitrarily increase that particular individual’s salary in order for them to meet the basic one-third requirement,” he said.
Ogamba added that salary reviews for university lecturers and educators at other higher education institutions are addressed through Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
He revealed that the current administration found several unresolved CBAs dating back to 2013, with outstanding requirements and salary arrears yet to be implemented.
The CS said the government is working to regularise the agreements and mobilise resources to implement them.
Ogamba appeared before the committee alongside Higher Education Principal Secretary Beatrice Inyangala and TVET Principal Secretary Esther Muoria during the examination of the Auditor-General’s reports for government agencies covering the 2018/19 to 2024/25 financial years.
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