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title: "SmartHR Kenya: Payroll Software"
description: "Run Kenya-compliant payroll (PAYE, NSSF Tier I/II, SHIF, Housing Levy), GPS offline attendance with geofencing and photos, plus leave & P9s."
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updated_at: "2026-10-02T19:52:23.943Z"
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# SmartHR Kenya: Payroll Software

Run Kenya-compliant payroll (PAYE, NSSF Tier I/II, SHIF, Housing Levy), GPS offline attendance with geofencing and photos, plus leave & P9s.

## Breadcrumbs

- [HR & Talent](/categories/hr-talent)
- [SmartHR Kenya](/smarthr-kenya)

## Summary

Run Kenyan payroll, attendance, and leave in one system

Cloud HRMS for Kenyan businesses to manage Kenya-compliant payroll (PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy), GPS attendance, leave, and employee self-service.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.smarthr.co.ke/ |
| Tagline | Run Kenyan payroll, attendance, and leave in one system |
| Primary country | Kenya |
| Platforms | Web, API |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

SmartHR Kenya is a cloud-based **HRMS and payroll system** for Kenyan businesses that need end-to-end HR management with statutory compliance.

Key capabilities include:

- **Kenya-compliant payroll** with automatic calculations for **PAYE**, **NSSF (Tier I and II)**, **SHIF**, and **Housing Levy**, plus **payslip generation**, **P9 forms**, and statutory payroll reports.
- **GPS attendance** for office and field teams with **geo-fencing**, **photo capture**, and **offline clock-in/out** that syncs when connectivity returns.
- **Leave management** with digital applications, approval workflows, and automatic tracking of balances, accruals, and carry-forward.
- **Workforce management** tools such as employee records and documents, org charts and employment history, plus options for **field GPS tracking**, recruitment and onboarding, performance management, training, and exit management (plan-dependent).

Available on **Web**. **API access** is available on the Enterprise plan.

It targets Kenyan SMEs (typically **10–200 employees**) and also supports larger organizations across industries including **security companies, NGOs, schools, construction, cleaning services, logistics and transport, and field sales**, with **multi-branch management** for distributed teams.

Notable in the Kenyan market for its focus on **local statutory compliance** (KRA, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy, NITA) and alignment with **Kenya’s Data Protection Act 2019**, plus supporting tools like a salary calculator and Kenya-focused payroll and HR guides.

## Features

- [HR & Talent](/categories/hr-talent): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [Offline-Capable](/tags/offline-capable): Product feature or technology
- [Payroll](/tags/payroll): Product feature or technology
- [SaaS](/tags/saas): Product feature or technology
- [Time Tracking](/tags/time-tracking): Product feature or technology
- [Kenya](/countries/kenya): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/smarthr-kenya/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/smarthr-kenya/reviews)
- [Transparency](/smarthr-kenya/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/smarthr-kenya)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)