Kikuyu 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% |
The same location's rates under other U.S. travel-rate systems:
The post (cost-of-living) allowance offsets higher overseas costs of goods and services for U.S. government civilian employees assigned to Kikuyu. It is expressed as a percentage of spendable income and is used by mobility, HR and payroll teams to compute overseas compensation.
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"{
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"results": [
{
"cola": {
"effective_date": "2026-07-12",
"rate": 10
},
"iso_code": "KE",
"location": "Kikuyu",
"postcode": "10737"
}
],
"verification_url": "https://aoprals.state.gov/content.asp?content_id=184\u0026menu_id=78"
}The current DSSR COLA (Post Allowance) rate for Kikuyu, Kenya is 10%, effective Jul 12, 2026.
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.
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