Sh1.1 million gross vs Sh18K net: Peter Salasya's January payslip leaves Kenyans talking

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Sh1.1 million gross vs Sh18K net: Peter Salasya's January payslip leaves Kenyans talking
Peter Salasya’s January payslip leaves Kenyans talking. (Courtesy:Instagram/@peter_salasya)

Mumias East MP Peter Salasya has once again caused a stir online after sharing his January 2025 payslip on Instagram. Salasya, known for publicly revealing his salary details, posted the payslip with a humorous caption expressing frustration over the increasing deductions.

“People have committed their payslips still Kasongo wants to add another deductions of NSSF sasa ya mwalimu na askari si itakuwa negative 10. Mungu tulikosea wapi tutubu ndio ukatupa kasongo kutesa sisi wafanyakazi. The God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob have mercy on us now,” he wrote.

According to the payslip, Salasya received a basic salary of Sh435,301, along with several allowances: an administrative allowance of Sh140,201, a house allowance of Sh150,000, and a sitting allowance of Sh15,000. Additionally, he was given a telephone allowance of Sh15,000 and a fixed cost allowance for vehicles amounting to Sh356,525.

In total, his basic salary and allowances summed up to approximately Sh1.1 million. However, this amount faced significant deductions, drastically reducing the final take-home pay.

The deductions included Sh322,273 for PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax, Sh533,226 directed towards mortgage payments, Sh54,847 contributed to the staff pension fund, Sh16,455 deducted as the Housing Levy, and Sh30,168 for the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Other deductions such as car loan repayments and shares contributed to a total deduction of Sh1,093,280.10, leaving Salasya with a net salary of just Sh18,746.90.

This revelation triggered mixed reactions from Kenyans online:

Justus Kibet questioned Salasya's financial decisions: “Why did he choose to go for mortgage 533k and car loan 84k which are taking more than half of his salary? He needs to readjust his payslip.”

Wambugu criticised the MP's performance: “So what's the point? He is the major beneficiary of the taxes on that payslip that is fully funded by the Kenyan taxpayers to make laws in Parliament and oversight them when he has ZERO record of ever doing. The Kenyan taxpayers deserve a refund.”

Sylvester wondered about the authenticity of the document: “Is this true or AI generated?”

Chrispinus Adams highlighted the burden of deductions: “This is hurting. Deductions should never be more than a third of your gross salary. This government knows how to control MPs… This is a dangerous game.”

Patrick Njeru questioned the need for multiple allowances: “Why house allowance yet he has a mortgage loan? Why sitting allowance yet he has the salary? Some allowances should be scrapped. Why phone allowance yet he has the salary?”

This isn’t the first time Salasya has shared his payslip, leaving Kenyans puzzled by his low take-home pay. In July 2024, he posted another payslip showing a net salary of just Sh2,364 from a gross of over Sh1.1 million for June.

At the time, he lamented: “Hii ndio salary yangu. Kama yangu inakaa hivi, ya askari, mwalimu na daktari zinakaa aje?”

President William Ruto recently criticised politicians opposing the new health insurance scheme, specifically targeting Salasya for allegedly misleading residents about the programme.

During an event in Mumias, Salasya responded: “Bwana rais, your people are not telling you the truth. They are telling you the new SHA model is working but in the real sense, it is not. I know you have a heart to help Kenyans but some cartels do not want you to know the truth...they want to use you so that the country does not progress.”

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