Nairobi, March 26 -- Civil servants might soon dig deeper into their pockets as the government plans to triple their rent.

Those who have been paying as low as Sh30,000 monthly in rent for three-bedroomed houses located around Nairobi's State House will pay triple if the National Treasury approves the proposal.

Housing Principal Secretary Charles Hinga told Parliament that he has written to the Treasury seeking approval to review the rent for the 56,892 civil servants', a housing plan that has remained unchanged for the past 23 years.

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The review will also see rent payable for low-cadre civil servants increased upwards from the current Sh1,000 per month.

"Rent for civil servants avera...