Guides
Payroll guides
Plain explainers for the statutory rules payroll people actually have to get right — how PAYE is computed, what SHIF replaced, why the housing levy is still contested, when everything is due, and which figures are commonly misreported. Every rate is rendered from our statutory dataset, with its source.
Why these read differently. We hold every statutory rate in one dataset, with a source and a confidence level, and these guides render the numbers from it rather than restating them in prose. So a guide can’t quietly contradict the country table it links to, and a finance act updates one record instead of six pages. Last reviewed 2026-07-17.
Kenya
Kenyan statutory rules
Kenya · PAYE
How PAYE works in Kenya
What PAYE is charged on, how the bands and relief work, and who files it.
Read the guideKenya · SHIF
SHIF explained
What replaced NHIF, who contributes, and what it is charged on.
Read the guideKenya · Housing Levy
The Kenya Housing Levy, explained
Who pays it, what it is charged on — and the challenge still before the courts.
Read the guideKenya · Deadlines
Payroll deadlines in Kenya
What is due, when, and on which return.
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Compliance
Running a compliant payroll
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