Prison warders have to contend with this as they have to ensure hardened prisoners don’t escape from prison.
So how well are prison warders enumerated? We take a look at their pay and allowances.
Senior police officers’ monthly take-home is way above their junior counterparts. Here is the ranking of Kenya prisons structure from the lowest-ranked to the senior-most.
- Constable of Prisons-PG 1
- Corporal of Prisons-PG 2
- Sergeant of Prisons-PG 3
- Senior Sergeant of Prisons-PG 4
- Inspector of Prisons-PG 5
- Chief Inspector of Prisons- PG 6
- Superintendent of Prisons-PG 7
- Senior Superintendent of Prisons-PG 8
- Assistant Commissioner of Prisons-PG 9
- Senior Assistant Commissioner of Prisons-PG 10
- Deputy Commissioner of Prisons-PG 11
- Senior Deputy Commissioner of Prisons-PG 12
- Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons-PG 13
- Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons-PG 14
- Commissioner General of Prisons-PG 15
Kenya Prisons salary is as follows:
- Constable of Prisons -Sh20,987
- Corporal of Prisons – Sh28,671
- Sergeant of Prisons Sh31,737
- Senior Sergeant of Prisons- Sh33,903.
- Commissioner of Prisons earns Sh141,000- Sh127,000

Allowances Prisons warders In Kenya
- Constable-shs7,000
- Corporal-shs7,800
- Sergeant-shs8,540
- Senior sergeant-shs9,000
- Inspector-shs12,000
- Chief inspector-shs16,000
- Superintendent –shs26,500
- Senior superintendent-shs26,500
- Assistant commissioner-shs30,500
- Senior deputy-shs47,000
- Commissioner of prisons-228,000
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