Kenya is famous for its scenic landscapes and vast wildlife reserves teeming with lions, wildebeests, crocodiles, buffaloes, hippos, and flamingoes — like a savanna straight from the Lion King.
Beyond the incredible biodiversity, Kenya is sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest economy. Nairobi is one of the world’s fastest-growing cities, now a thriving metropolis and a key center for trade in East Africa. Kenya enjoys strong performance in agriculture, transport, energy, tourism, and the services industry, and further growth is expected to power the Kenyan economy in the years ahead.
47,564,296 (est. 2019)
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36.30 (2021)
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5.4 (2019)
Kenya is rapidly establishing itself as a prominent player in the tech talent landscape in Africa. The country boasts a growing community of skilled software developers, engineers, and IT professionals. With a strong focus on education and a burgeoning startup culture, Kenyan universities and tech institutions are producing graduates with a deep understanding of technology. Nairobi, the capital city, is at the forefront of this tech revolution, with a thriving ecosystem of startups and tech companies. Kenyan tech talent is known for its innovation and problem-solving skills, making it a valuable asset in the development of digital solutions and contributing to Kenya's position as a tech leader in Africa.
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The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
The rich text element allows you to create and format headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, images, and video all in one place instead of having to add and format them individually. Just double-click and easily create content.
A rich text element can be used with static or dynamic content. For static content, just drop it into any page and begin editing. For dynamic content, add a rich text field to any collection and then connect a rich text element to that field in the settings panel. Voila!
Headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, figures, images, and figure captions can all be styled after a class is added to the rich text element using the "When inside of" nested selector system.
Looking to employ workers in Kenya? Companies hiring in Kenya must either own a legal entity in the country or work with a global employment solutions provider, usually one that provides employer of record services.
Outstaffer can employ your team in Kenya on your behalf through our local legal entity in the country and handle payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance for your Spain team. You can also pay contractors now in Kenya with Outstaffer.
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Outstaffer makes it easy for companies of all sizes to employ workers in Australia using our employer of record solution. We can help employ your Australian team using our local Australian entity, as well as handle your payroll, benefits, taxes, and local legal compliance.
The Kenyan Constitution of 2010 and the revised Employment Act of 2012 spell out provisions for employee protections and workers’ rights for Kenya’s workforce of 23.7 million.
Employees in Kenya enjoy protections against discrimination based on age, religion, gender expression, and race.
Common questions that could come up during the hiring process include the minimum wage, overtime rates, and guaranteed paid time off.
To employ workers in Kenya, contact Outstaffer to learn more about your options.
Kenya, like many other countries, treats self-employed individuals or contractors and full-time workers differently and there are risks associated with misclassification.
Below are national public holidays applicable for all regions in this country
Jan 2
May 1
Dec 12
Apr 7
Jun 1
Dec 25
Apr 10
Jun 28
Dec 26
Apr 21
Oct 10
Apr 22
Oct 20
In Kenya, the government-mandated minimum wage is defined by several variables, such as the industry an employee is engaged in, geographical location, age, and skill level.
Typically, the Kenyan minimum wage ranges from 13,572.90 KES ($122.89) to as high as 30,627.45 KES ($277.30).
In Kenya, the government-mandated minimum wage is defined by several variables, such as the industry an employee is engaged in, geographical location, age, and skill level.
Typically, the Kenyan minimum wage ranges from 13,572.90 KES ($122.89) to as high as 30,627.45 KES ($277.30).
All employee payments are made bi-monthly by Outstaffer.com on your behalf with absolutely no margins or markups.
Start working with your new Kenyan employee right away with our streamlined onboarding process.
Our team reduces time-to-start while offering an exceptional and engaging employee onboarding experience. We handle the compliance and onboarding woes so you can get started fast.
Once the employee submits the required information onto our platform, the actual onboarding time depends on registration with local authorities, the Right to Work assessment (if applicable) and payroll cut-off dates.
On average, Outstaffer.com onboards new Kenyan talent in under 14 days.
Outstaffer supports our clients by offering competitive benefits packages that will help you attract and retain the best talent across the globe! Our benefits specialists have done the research on norms and requirements in each local market and have crafted packages that will allow your employees to thrive, no matter what country they live in.
Our benefits packages in Kenya are tailored to fulfil the local needs of your employees. Typically, our packages contain some or all of the following benefits:
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1.5% - National Housing Development Fund (pending legal ratification)
After spending 12 months working with an employer, employees are entitled to 21 days of paid leave every year.
There are 13 annual public holidays in Kenya and if a holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is designated a work-free day in lieu of the holiday.
After completing two months of engagement with an employer, workers are entitled to 14 days of paid leave annually, compensated at a rate of 100% of the normal salary for the first seven days of employment, and 50% for the remaining seven days.
Salaried employees in Australia are entitled to four weeks of paid annual leave each year. Shift workers receive an additional week of paid leave, for a total of five weeks per year.
Female employees are entitled to 91 days of fully paid (at a rate equivalent to 100% of the normal salary) maternity leave, provided the mother-to-be notifies at least a week prior with the appropriate medical certification.
Fathers have the right to take two weeks of paid paternity leave off work to cater to an expecting or postpartum partner.
Employee contracts can only be terminated if a just cause is established, such as dishonesty, negligence, fraud, after a hearing where the employee in question is permitted to seek representation by trade union staff, etc.
A written notice of termination must be provided to an employee at least 28 days prior to the decision, or payment can be made in lieu of notice.
Severance payments are only mandated when an employee is laid due off to redundancy and are calculated at a rate equal to 15 days’ wages for every year of employment.
Probation periods last up to six months, during which an employer can terminate an employee with seven days’ notice or payment in lieu of notice.
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