(xv) Nuclear Family Refers to officer, spouse and children. (xvi) Parliament Refers to the National Assembly and the Senate. (xvii) Pro-rata Is the Computation of benefits for the period served in relation to the full term entitlement. (xviii) Public Service It incorporates the Civil Service, National Police Service, Teaching Service, Judiciary, Kenya Defence Forces, County Governments, Public Universities, Parliamentary Service, State Corporations and Statutory Bodies. (xix) Principal Secretary This is the Administrative head of a State Department. (xx) Reimbursable Allowances Refers to those allowances where an Officer gets reimbursement on the expenditure incurred in the course of duty.
(xxi) Remunerative Allowance Refers to those allowances paid to an officer, in addition to salary as a form of Compensation for additional responsibilities. (xxii) Spouse Refers to the legal marriage partner of an officer specified