[Kenya] Public service payroll deadline extended to 18th of every month

The Kenyan government has extended the payroll processing deadline for all public service entities from the 15th to the 18th of every month, The Eastleigh Voice reports.

The move is intended to enhance efficiency and ensure the timely remittance of statutory deductions.

All Ministries, Departments, Agencies, County Governments, State Corporations and Constitutional Commissions have reportedly been warned against late submissions. Payrolls filed past the new date set will be blocked.

Felix Koskei - Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service - issued a circular in which the government directed the new schedule to take effect immediately.

Mr Koskei said the adjustment was intended to streamline payroll management and guarantee the timely remittance of statutory deductions such as Pay As You Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), pensions, and contributions to the Social Health Authority (SHA).

“The revised schedule will facilitate the timely submission of exchequer requisitions to the National Treasury by the 20th of every month and ensure that all statutory deductions remain up to date,” the circular said.

The Chief of Staff also announced that the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) will be reconfigured to block any submissions past the deadline and noted that late payrolls would not be processed.

“You are therefore required to bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all relevant officers and to ensure its full and immediate implementation,” the circular reportedly reads.

Directors of Human Resource Management have been warned that they will be held personally responsible for any delays in payroll processing.

The government stated that the directive is meant to guarantee uninterrupted access to healthcare services, pension benefits, and other financial obligations owed to public officers.

The circular has been copied to Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo and Public Service and Human Resource Capital Development Principal Secretary Jane Imbunya. In addition, it has been distributed to all Principal Secretaries, Accounting Officers, state corporations, county governments, and other constitutional offices for immediate implementation.

The move comes amid government plans to roll out a new integrated payroll system across all ministries, agencies, and county assemblies, to eliminate ghost workers and end duplicate payrolls.

Source: The Eastleigh Voice

(Quotes via original reporting)

The Kenyan government has extended the payroll processing deadline for all public service entities from the 15th to the 18th of every month, The Eastleigh Voice reports.

The move is intended to enhance efficiency and ensure the timely remittance of statutory deductions.

All Ministries, Departments, Agencies, County Governments, State Corporations and Constitutional Commissions have reportedly been warned against late submissions. Payrolls filed past the new date set will be blocked.

Felix Koskei - Chief of Staff and Head of Public Service - issued a circular in which the government directed the new schedule to take effect immediately.

Mr Koskei said the adjustment was intended to streamline payroll management and guarantee the timely remittance of statutory deductions such as Pay As You Earn (PAYE), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), pensions, and contributions to the Social Health Authority (SHA).

“The revised schedule will facilitate the timely submission of exchequer requisitions to the National Treasury by the 20th of every month and ensure that all statutory deductions remain up to date,” the circular said.

The Chief of Staff also announced that the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS) will be reconfigured to block any submissions past the deadline and noted that late payrolls would not be processed.

“You are therefore required to bring the contents of this circular to the attention of all relevant officers and to ensure its full and immediate implementation,” the circular reportedly reads.

Directors of Human Resource Management have been warned that they will be held personally responsible for any delays in payroll processing.

The government stated that the directive is meant to guarantee uninterrupted access to healthcare services, pension benefits, and other financial obligations owed to public officers.

The circular has been copied to Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo and Public Service and Human Resource Capital Development Principal Secretary Jane Imbunya. In addition, it has been distributed to all Principal Secretaries, Accounting Officers, state corporations, county governments, and other constitutional offices for immediate implementation.

The move comes amid government plans to roll out a new integrated payroll system across all ministries, agencies, and county assemblies, to eliminate ghost workers and end duplicate payrolls.

Source: The Eastleigh Voice

(Quotes via original reporting)