The National Police Service Commission (NPSC) has increased basic salaries of police constables at entry level from Sh21,645 to Sh25,645.

Speaking to the press on Thursday, NPSC Chairperson Eliud Kinuthia said the new salary represents a Sh4,000 increase from the previous amount.

“In accordance with the mandate of the National Police Service Commission, the commission has reviewed and increased the salaries of police constables from a basic salary per month at entry from Sh Sh21,645 to Sh25,645. This is an equivalent of an increment of Sh 4,000 higher,” he said.

According to the new salary scale, the longest-serving police constables will take home between Sh50,145 and Sh69,640, inclusive of all allowances offered to them.

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Meanwhile, for Senior Assistant Inspector Generals (SAIGs), the entry-level basic salary will range from Sh200,889 to Sh221,915, representing a Sh 21,026 increase.

The longest-serving SAIGs will earn a monthly gross salary of between Sh310,725 to Sh409,365.

Kinuthia revealed that the Commission offers incremental notches each year to the police officers at different cadre levels.

“Our structure allows a police officer to serve up to 20 notches of salary increment each year. Those who begin start at notch one, which is Sh21,645. The following year, they move to notch two, and you serve in that one rank for up to 20 years if promotion does not come, and that structure allows that,” he stated.

He further confirmed the promotion of 1,957 police officers in a move aimed at motivating officers as they near the mandatory retirement age of 60.