DSSR · Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)

Kiambu, Kenya COLA (Post Allowance) Rate (DSSR)

Effective date: July 12, 2026 Last updated: July 12, 2026
Cost of Living Allowance (COLA)
10%
% of spendable income

Historical rate trend

Kiambu rate history — COLA (Post Allowance) (%). Query any past effective date directly via the API.

Effective date COLA (Post Allowance) (%)
Jul 12, 2026 10%
Feb 8, 2026 10%
Oct 20, 2024 15%
Jun 30, 2024 5%
May 5, 2024 0%
Apr 21, 2024 5%
Mar 12, 2023 0%
Aug 14, 2022 5%
Dec 19, 2021 10%
Oct 10, 2021 15%
Sep 12, 2021 10%
Apr 11, 2021 15%
Mar 14, 2021 10%
Feb 28, 2021 15%
Jan 31, 2021 10%
Oct 11, 2020 15%
May 10, 2020 5%
Mar 1, 2020 10%
Feb 16, 2020 15%
Mar 31, 2019 10%
Feb 17, 2019 15%
Sep 2, 2018 10%
Aug 5, 2018 15%
Jun 10, 2018 10%
Apr 29, 2018 15%
Jun 26, 2016 10%
May 15, 2016 15%
Jul 26, 2015 10%
May 31, 2015 15%
May 3, 2015 20%
Mar 22, 2015 35%
Mar 8, 2015 42%
Jan 12, 2014 35%
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Related rates for this location

The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:

How this rate is used

The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Kiambu. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.

Get this data from the API

The exact request that returns this page's data. Change the date parameter to query any historical effective date, or pull it straight into your ERP, payroll, or expense system.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/dssr/allowances/KE?type=cola"
Sample response
{
  "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
  "results": [
    {
      "cola": {
        "effective_date": "2026-07-12",
        "rate": 10
      },
      "iso_code": "KE",
      "location": "Kiambu",
      "postcode": "10736"
    }
  ],
  "verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}

Kiambu rate FAQ

What is the COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kiambu, Kenya?

The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kiambu, Kenya is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.

How has the Kiambu COLA (Post Allowance) rate changed?

In Feb 8, 2026 the COLA (Post Allowance) rate was 10%. The full history is shown in the table above and is queryable by effective date via the API.

Source & methodology

Effective period
Effective Jul 12, 2026
Last updated
July 12, 2026

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