Run payroll and HR
without the spreadsheets
PawaHR brings payroll, employee records, leave and attendance into one compliant platform — built for Kenyan SMEs.
HR admin shouldn't be this hard
Growing teams in Kenya still rely on tools that weren't built for them.
Scattered employee data
Employee files live in spreadsheets, emails, and paper folders. Nobody has one source of truth.
Manual leave & attendance
Leave requests get approved on WhatsApp, attendance is guesswork, and balances are always wrong.
Payroll that takes days
Calculating PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, and Affordable Housing Levy (AHL) by hand is slow, error-prone, and stressful.
Compliance anxiety
KRA, SHIF, NSSF, and AHL deadlines create constant pressure. One missed remittance can mean penalties, interest, or a frustrated accountant.
No employee self-service
Every payslip, leave balance, or personal detail requires HR to get involved. Employees wait, and HR teams drown in repetitive requests.
No reliable audit trail
When a leave date changes or a salary figure is questioned, nobody can say exactly who did what or when. That lack of clarity creates disputes.
One platform for all your HR needs
Employee records, leave, attendance, payroll, compliance, and reports — in one secure place.
Up and running in three steps
Set up your organisation
Import employees, set leave policies, and configure payroll rates in minutes.
Invite your team
Employees self-serve leave requests, clock in/out, and update their own details.
Run HR with confidence
Approve leave, run payroll, and generate statutory reports automatically.
Everything your team needs
A complete toolkit for managing people and payroll — from onboarding to compliance.
Built for teams like yours
Small business owners
Manage your team without hiring an HR specialist. PawaHR handles the admin while you run the business.
HR managers
Streamline day-to-day HR tasks, reduce manual work, and focus on people strategy.
People Ops teams
Scale your people processes as your company grows. Approvals, reports, and compliance in one place.
Built with your data in mind
Role-based access control
Control who sees what — Admin, HR, Manager, and Employee.
Audit logs
Every sensitive action is tracked and immutable.
Built to Kenya's Data Protection Act
Employee data handled under the DPA 2019 — lawful basis recorded, role-based access, every change audit-logged.
Product questions, answered
What employers ask about how PawaHR works.
It depends on how your records are kept today. You can import employee data from a CSV file or add people one by one, then set up leave policies and payroll settings. We'll help you import your records and check your first payroll run with you.
Yes. You can import employees in bulk using a simple CSV template, or add them one at a time. The import process maps your columns to PawaHR fields, so names, departments, and other details land in the right place. If you need help, our onboarding team can review your file and guide you through the mapping.
Yes. PawaHR runs in the browser and can be installed as a mobile app (PWA) for one‑tap access. Employees can clock in and out, request leave, view payslips, and update their own details from anywhere. Managers can approve requests and check team attendance without being in the office.
Yes. PAYE, SHIF, NSSF, and the Affordable Housing Levy are calculated automatically for every staff member on every monthly payroll run, and P9A cards and SHIF and NSSF remittance files come from the same run. Statutory rates are reviewed whenever KRA, SHA, or NSSF publish changes.
Ready to simplify your HR?
Join teams across Kenya using PawaHR to manage their people and payroll.