Kenya: Bench Reinstates Sh10mn Car Grant for Judges Overruling SRC

Nairobi — A three-judge bench of the High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a Sh10 million grant payable to judges every four years overlooking the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).

“A declaration on tax car allowance for private use for judges has been in existence and it is a benefit to judges and cannot be varied,” the judges declared on Friday.

Justices Chacha Mwita, Patricia Nyaundi, and Lawrence Mugambi declared SRC’s directive to discontinue the car grant null and void.

It…