Secure & compliant

HR compliance for Kenyan employers

Stay ahead of regulation with compliance tools, practical guides and automated documentation built around Kenyan employment, tax and data protection law.

Compliance suite

Everything you need to stay compliant

One place to manage regulations, policies, audits and risk.

  • Regulatory monitoring

    We track changes to Kenyan employment, tax and data protection law and update Ontap before they take effect.
  • Policy management

    Create, distribute and track acknowledgement of HR policies from one place.
  • Audit preparedness

    Immutable audit trails and organised records, ready when KRA, NSSF or auditors ask.
  • Risk assessment

    AI-assisted identification of compliance risks, with recommended fixes.

Built on Kenyan law

The legislation Ontap is designed around

Payroll, records and workflows follow the statutes Kenyan employers answer to.

  • Employment Act, 2007

    Contracts, working hours, leave entitlements, termination procedure and record-keeping.

  • Income Tax Act (PAYE)

    Graduated PAYE with reliefs, monthly P10 returns and annual P9 forms for every employee.

  • NSSF Act, 2013

    Tier I and Tier II pension contributions from employee and employer.

  • Social Health Insurance Act, 2023

    SHIF contributions to the Social Health Authority, which replaced NHIF.

  • Affordable Housing Act, 2024

    The Housing Levy, deducted from employees and matched by employers.

  • Data Protection Act, 2019

    Lawful processing, retention and security of employee personal data, overseen by the ODPC.

  • Labour Relations Act, 2007

    Union recognition, collective agreements and dispute procedures.

  • Occupational Safety and Health Act, 2007

    Workplace safety duties, incident records and training obligations.

Documentation

Records and deadlines, handled automatically

Automated document management, retention tracking and deadline monitoring.

  • Every change logged and timestamped
  • Exportable audit trails for KRA, NSSF and auditors
  • Role-based access to sensitive records
  • Document templates

    Employment contracts, offer letters, policies and handbooks ready to adapt.

  • Record keeping

    Automated retention and expiry tracking for payroll, contract and training records.

  • Compliance calendar

    Reminders for every monthly statutory remittance and annual filing, so nothing slips.

  • Regulation alerts

    Know when a rate, band or rule changes, and what Ontap has already updated for you.

Stay compliant without the spreadsheets

Ontap applies Kenyan statutory rules on every payroll run and keeps the records auditors ask for.

  • 14-day free trial
  • No credit card required
  • Set up in under 30 minutes