Reviewed 26 September 2026

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Use the occupation wording and industry in the Gazette, then select the workplace zone. These are statutory minima, not estimates of typical earnings.

General labourer, cleaner, sweeper, gardener, children’s ayah, house servant, day watchman and messenger

Monthly rates exclude housing allowance; daily and hourly rates include it · effective 1 May 2026

Monthly
KES 18,047.40
Daily
KES 868.44
Hourly
KES 161.34

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Effective from 1 May 2026, as corrected in the Kenya Gazette on 26 June 2026.

General Order, Legal Notice 108 of 2026 · Agricultural Order, Legal Notice 109 of 2026

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