Guides
Running payroll in Kenya
Practical writing about what Kenyan payroll actually costs and what the KRA expects, with figures computed from the same engine Mavuno HR runs payroll on rather than quoted from memory.
15 September 2026
Switching payroll mid-year
Nobody changes payroll system in January. What to carry across when you move part-way through a tax year, why historical months are records rather than payroll runs, and how to keep your P9s covering the whole year.
Read14 September 2026
How to run payroll in Kenya
What a new employer has to do before and after the first payslip: registering with KRA, NSSF and SHIF, getting employee records right, fixing a pay date, and the run-file-pay cycle every month.
Read13 September 2026
What a hire actually costs
The salary you agree is not what you pay or what they receive. Real figures showing the gap between employer cost, gross and take-home — and why it widens as salaries rise.
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