Last week, Tanzania’ president John Magufuli revealed that he earns Sh. 400,000 per month.
In Africa, Mr Magufuli’s pay is less than a tenth of that of his Cameroonian counterpart and just about a quarter that of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Mr Kenyatta earns Sh1.4 million while his deputy William Ruto is entitled to between Sh1 million and Sh1.4 million per month.
It means that even Kenya’s deputy president is better paid than most African presidents who do not receive even a million shillings monthly.
Cameroonian president Paul Biya tops the list of the highest paid heads of state in Africa with a monthly salary of Sh5.3 million. Mr Biya has been in office for three and a half decades.
Below is the salaries list for ten of the highest paid presidents in Africa
