The True Cost of a Hire: An 80,000 Salary Costs You 86,050
The salary on the offer letter is the one number nobody receives. An 80,000 hire costs your business 86,050 a month and reaches your employee as 57,877. Here is where the rest goes.
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Insights and lessons from building payroll software for Kenya
Kazisafi 101: Five Questions People Ask Before Signing Up
Everything a Kenyan business owner asks before picking a payroll system, answered.
5 KRA Penalties Quietly Eating Kenyan SMEs Alive
PAYE filed two days late on 300,000 KES costs 6,000 KES on day one. And it compounds. Here are the five penalties most Kenyan business owners only meet during an audit.
The Real Cost of Manual Payroll for Kenyan SMEs
You think manual payroll is free. It isn't. You're paying in time, money, and risk. Here's what it actually costs.
Every Payroll Deduction in Kenya (2026), And the Cost of Getting Each One Wrong
PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, NITA. Current 2026 rates, the small print most payroll systems still miss, and what each one costs to get wrong.
We're Live: Payroll That Actually Makes Sense
KRA-compliant payroll at 200 KES per employee. Add your team and run payroll in under 30 minutes, no training required.
NSSF Rates Increased Again: What You'll Pay in 2026
NSSF contributions went up this month. If you're earning above 72,000 KES, you're now paying more. Here's what changed and what to do.