Minimum Wage – Agricultural Industry
- Valid on April 2026
- The amounts are in Kenyan Shilling.
Job Type / Grade
| Per hour | Per day | Per month | |
| Lorry driver, Car driver (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES496.72 | KES11,718.67 |
| Unskilled worker Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES335.86 | KES7,997.33 |
| Stockman, Herdsman, Watchman (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES391.14 | KES9,235.78 |
| Cook, House servant (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES347.63 | KES9,129.41 |
| Farm foreman (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES609.66 | KES14,427.13 |
| Farm clerk (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES609.66 | KES14,427.13 |
| Senior foreman (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES397.13 | KES9,339.66 |
| Farm artisan (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES406.40 | KES9,558.66 |
| Tractor driver (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES430.52 | KES10,136.30 |
| Combined harvester driver (Semi-skilled, Skilled) Minimum wage with effect from November 1, 2024 | - | KES473.82 | KES11,166.62 |
Working hours
The general working hours are 52 per week, but the normal working hours usually consist of 45 hours of work per week, that is Monday to Friday 8 hours each and 5 hours on Saturday under the special Orders for different sectors subsidiary to the Regulations of Wages and Conditions of Employment Act, Cap 229.
Source
Regulation of Wages (General) (Amendment) Order, 2024 – Legal Notice No. 164 of 2024 Regulation of Wages (Agricultural Industry) (Amendment) Order, 2024 – Legal Notice No. 163 of 2024
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