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Maternity leave in Kenya in 2026 is three months with full pay under Section 29 of the Employment Act, and you come back to your job, not a demotion. This guide covers notice, two weeks' paternity leave, one month's pre-adoptive leave, 21 days' annual leave, sick leave, protection from dismissal, a sample leave email, and what to do if your employer refuses.

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Graduate Trainee Programmes 2027 in Kenya: Get Ready Before They Open

Kenya's graduate trainee programmes reward graduates who are ready before the advert drops. This guide covers eight programmes checked against the employer's own page or an official government page: KCB, NCBA, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, Safaricom, BAT and KRA, with what each asked for in its latest round. It closes with a get-ready-now checklist and a hard rule: genuine employers never charge fees.

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Stop Waiting for a "Connection": How to Apply for Government Jobs in Kenya the Right Way

Government jobs in Kenya aren't reserved for the connected. This guide shows who actually hires (PSC, county public service boards, TSC, NPSC, JSC, and state corporations), how the PSC online portal works step by step, how county applications differ, how to read an advert from job grade to Chapter Six, and how to apply honestly and early. Plus one non-negotiable: official government recruiters never charge fees.  

27 Oct 2026

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Kenya Employment Act Section 40: What You're Owed in a Redundancy

A redundancy letter doesn't end the conversation. This guide sets out what the Kenya Employment Act section 40 requires before an employer can declare you redundant: the legal "no fault" definition, the six conditions in section 40(1), including notice, fair selection, leave pay and severance of at least 15 days' pay per completed year, a worked example in days' pay, the certificate of service, and the deadlines for challenging a redundancy.

27 Oct 2026

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Why the Microsoft ADC Closure is Kenya’s Opportunity to Rally for Allyship

Microsoft is winding down its Africa Development Centre in Nairobi, putting nearly 400 engineering and product roles at risk. The talent and expertise remain, though. This article asks Kenyan startups and employers to respond with allyship, through fractional roles, knowledge transfer and high-impact local work. It also speaks to the engineers themselves, who can join local teams, found companies or do remote AI work, and points to Fuzu’s pathways for each.  

23 Oct 2026

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Burnout Recognition & Recovery

Burnout rarely arrives with a bang. It builds quietly, one skipped lunch and one dreaded Monday at a time. This article walks through the physical, emotional, and professional job burnout symptoms to watch for, explains how burnout differs from depression, and helps you work out whether you need rest or a different role. It closes with a practical recovery plan and the boundaries that stop the cycle from repeating.

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