Running a startup in Kenya is exciting but also full of challenges. Beyond finding customers, raising capital, and managing growth, one of the most critical areas that often gets overlooked is HR and payroll management. For small businesses, payroll is not just about paying employees—it also involves compliance with statutory [...]

Payroll compliance is one of the most important yet challenging aspects of running a business in Kenya. Whether you’re a startup with five employees or an established SME with hundreds, ensuring that salaries, taxes, and statutory deductions are accurately processed and submitted on time is non-negotiable. Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), [...]

Kenya’s business environment is rapidly digitising. Mobile money (M-Pesa), online payments, e-commerce and remote work have changed how money moves and how businesses must manage it. Traditional paper-based bookkeeping or desktop-only accounting systems are increasingly inadequate: they are slow, prone to errors, hard to share with advisors, and vulnerable to [...]

Handling employee taxes and benefits is one of the most sensitive responsibilities for employers in Kenya. It involves balancing compliance with the law, ensuring that employees receive fair compensation, and maintaining efficient payroll systems. Mistakes in tax handling can lead to heavy penalties from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), loss [...]

In Kenya, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of the economy. They contribute significantly to GDP, create jobs, and drive innovation across sectors such as retail, agriculture, hospitality, transport, and technology. Yet, despite their importance, many SMEs struggle with profitability and sustainability. A common cause of failure is [...]

Running a small business in Kenya comes with many responsibilities—managing employees, attracting customers, and ensuring steady cash flow. Yet, one of the most overlooked but most critical areas for success is bookkeeping. Many small businesses in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, and across Kenya fail, not because their products or services are [...]

Payroll is one of the most critical functions in any business, but also one of the most complex. For small and growing businesses in Kenya, handling payroll in-house often comes with endless challenges: keeping up with ever-changing tax laws, processing statutory deductions like PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, and HELB, ensuring timely [...]

Let’s be honest — bookkeeping is not the most glamorous part of running a business. It doesn’t win awards, rarely gets the spotlight, and often ends up at the bottom of a business owner’s to-do list. But as we’ve seen time and again at Cheror Lagat and Associates, poor bookkeeping [...]