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SRC blocks JSC's push to expand costly judges' retirement benefits

The Judicial Service Commission, led by Chief Justice Martha Koome, addressing the media at the CBK Pension Towers on Jan 15, 2024. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) has rejected a move by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to review salaries and pensions for judges.

In a letter dated July 25, SRC Acting Secretary Margaret Njoka said the Commission opposed the Judges’ Retirement Benefits Bill, 2025, reaffirming its exclusive constitutional mandate to determine remuneration for State officers.

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