Kenyan President, Cabinet Take Pay Cuts

Kenya's president says that he and his Cabinet will take pay cuts as part of austerity measures to reduce the government's wages. President Uhuru Kenyatta said Friday that he and his deputy will take a 20 percent pay cut while his Cabinet and principal secretaries have agreed to reduce their pay by 10 percent. President Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto make over $150,000 per year, while Cabinet secretaries make $110,00 per year. The salaries of Kenya's top government...

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