Member of County Assembly (MCA) Basic salary Without Allowances As of July 2023
Member of county Assembly commonly known as an MCA is an elective positions that is currently eyed by many Kenyans when it comes to the time of political compaigns.
Most people are attracted to this position because of the monthly basic salary pay plus the various allowances that these elected members take home at the end of the Month.
As of 2023 June, the basic monthly salary for an elected members of county Assembly was ksh . 86, 635.
The county assembly house :file
On top of this , these officials get an house allowance of ksh.45,000 plus another market adjustments allowances of ksh. 12, 750.
The total salary plus allowances for the MCA official is ksh. 144,375 only.
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However, in as much as the above salary may not be such attractive to the public, most people get attracted to this position because of the following other previlleges that these officials enjoy.
These include
- A total of up to Ksh 3 million inpatient medical cover
- A total of Ksh 20,000 outpatient medical cover
- An additional Ksh 100,000 maternity cover
- An additional of Ksh 50,000 optical and dental cover
These are some of the e services that makes this seat hot during the political compaigns.
Before one gets a chance to seek for the above position, there are some requirements that must be met .These include:
- One must be a Kenyan citizen (not less than ten years before the election)
- One must be a registered Kenyan voter
- One must be a registered supporter of a political party or an independent candidate
- One must not be holding any other public office other than the MCA’s once elected
- One should not have have dual citizenship unless obtained legally without the option of opting out
- One must be not have been fired from public office for contravening any provision under articles 75 – 78 of the Kenyan constitution
- One must have not been sentenced to prison in the last six months before the election or registration date
- One must be of good sound mind
- One must be able to meet leadership and integrity Act requirement
Member of County Assembly (MCA) Basic salary Without Allowances As of July 2023