President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya has announced that he is
taking an 80 percent salary cut alongside the vice-president to help fight the
coronavirus pandemic.
Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Kenyatta also
announced members of the federal cabinet would have their salaries slashed by
30 percent.
He added that salaries of chief administrative secretaries
and principal secretaries would also be reduced by 30 percent and 20 percent
respectively.
He said the salary cut was voluntarily agreed upon by him
and the officials, and that the measure is aimed at making more funds available
to help Kenya manage the pandemic.
The country has 28 confirmed cases of the virus as of
Wednesday.
Kenyatta further announced a raft of other measures meant to
cushion the effect of the pandemic, including a 100 percent tax relief for all
Kenyans earning below Ksh24,000.
He said his administration also decided on a 25 percent tax
relief for other workers, as well as a reduction of the Pay as You Earn (PAYE)
tax rate from 30 percent to 25 percent.
As of Wednesday, there were 2,475 cases of the coronavirus
across 46 African countries, with 64 deaths recorded.
Nigeria has so far recorded 46 cases of the infection while
one person have died.
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