Career guides
Make the next move clearer.
Practical guides for finding legitimate work, preparing your application and understanding an offer.
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Injured at work in Kenya: compensation under WIBA
What the Work Injury Benefits Act gives you after a workplace accident, the deadlines for reporting and claiming, how compensation is worked out, and who pays your medical bills.
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Redundancy in Kenya: notice, severance pay and your rights
What counts as redundancy, the seven conditions section 40 of the Employment Act sets, how severance is worked out, and what to do if the rules were not followed.
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How to write a resignation letter in Kenya, with a template
How much notice the law requires, what to put in the letter, a template you can adapt, and the steps that protect your final pay.
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P9 form in Kenya: your certificate of pay and tax
What the P9 form is, when your employer should give it to you, what to check on it, and how it helps you file your return by 30 June.
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Final dues in Kenya: what you are owed when a job ends
The money and papers an employer owes when your job ends, the sections of the Employment Act behind each item, and how to claim what is missing.
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House allowance in Kenya: what the law requires your employer to pay
When an employer must house you or pay rent, the 15 per cent rule in the wages order, how consolidated pay works, and how to check your own offer.
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Affordable housing levy in Kenya: the 1.5% on your salary
What the affordable housing levy is, how much comes off your pay, what your employer must add, when it is due and how it affects PAYE.
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SHIF deduction in Kenya: how much SHA takes from your salary
The SHIF rate on salaried pay, how to work out the deduction, why it matters that your employer remits on time, and how it affects PAYE.
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NSSF contribution rates in Kenya for 2026: Tier I, Tier II and the limits
The Year 4 NSSF rates that apply from February 2026, how Tier I and Tier II are worked out, what your employer must pay on top, and how to check that it reached your account.
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Basic salary vs gross salary in Kenya: what the allowances add
What basic pay is, what gross pay adds on top of it, which rules use each figure, and what to ask before you accept an offer.
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How to get a job referral in Kenya without connections
A referral is someone who has seen your work telling a hiring team about you. How to build a referral list from zero, what to send, and where a referral ends and canvassing or paying a fixer begins.
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What personal details to leave off a Kenyan CV
A first application needs your name, phone, email and town. Your ID number, date of birth, marital status, religion and photo can wait until an employer has a clear reason to ask.
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