HR software
that actually fits
your business
PawaHR gives Kenyan SMEs a complete people management platform — leave, payroll, compliance, and M-Pesa salary disbursement. Built for the way you work, not borrowed from somewhere else.
Everything your team needs
One platform covering the full employee lifecycle — from onboarding to payroll — built around how Kenyan businesses actually operate.
Built with input from HR managers and business owners across Nairobi — logistics firms, retail chains, schools, and growing agencies.
Simple, predictable pricing
Pay by employee band — not per feature. Every tier includes the full platform. Upgrade only when your team grows.
- Leave management
- Attendance & clock in/out
- Employee profiles
- Notifications
- All Starter features, plus
- Payroll engine + KRA P9A
- M-Pesa B2C disbursement
- Payslip PDF generation
- Basic reports & exports
- All Growth features, plus
- Department management
- Audit log & compliance
- Document management
- SHIF/NSSF remittance exports
- Manager self-service
- Leave calendar
Built around Kenyan law
Every payroll run is fully compliant by default. No manual calculations, no KRA surprises, no missed remittances.
- 2024/25 PAYE bands built in
- Personal relief auto-applied
- P9A certificate generation
- SHIF rates (SHA 2024)
- NSSF Tier I & II
- Remittance export ready
- Daraja B2C API
- Real-time transaction status
- Retry & reconciliation built in
Questions, answered
The things SME owners and HR managers ask us most.
Yes. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access is controlled through role-based permissions — Admin, HR, Manager, and Employee each see only what they should — and every sensitive action is audit-logged. PawaHR is built in line with the Kenya Data Protection Act 2019.
You simply move to the next tier — no penalties, no surprise charges, no disruption. Our bands are deliberately wide so most companies aren't constantly hitting tier boundaries. And if you're on the early adopter programme, your pricing stays locked for 24 months regardless.
No. PawaHR is built for business owners and team leads, not specialists. PAYE, SHIF, and NSSF calculations happen automatically on every payroll run — you review and approve, the system does the math. If you can use M-Pesa, you can use PawaHR.
PawaHR connects directly to Safaricom's M-Pesa Daraja API. When you run payroll, salaries are sent straight to each employee's M-Pesa — no bank file uploads, no queueing at the branch. You see real-time transaction status for every payment, and failed transactions are retried automatically.
The core platform — leave, payroll, M-Pesa disbursement, statutory compliance — is built and working. Early access means we're onboarding a limited first cohort so every company gets dedicated setup support. In return, early adopters lock in current pricing for 24 months and get direct input on what we build next.
Yes. Your data is yours — employee records, payroll history, and reports can be exported at any time. No lock-in, no hostage data. We'd rather keep you with a good product than a closed door.
Be among the first
Join the waitlist and get early access to PawaHR before public launch. Early adopters lock in current pricing for 24 months.
- Early access before public launch
- Price locked for 24 months
- Dedicated onboarding support
- Direct input on features