It is supposed to be. The Employment Act requires the contract to be written if you’ve employed someone for more than 3 months.

Contents of the Employment contract:
Looking at S.10 of the employment Act, an employment contract in Kenya needs to contain the following
(a) the name, age, permanent address and sex of the employee;
(b) the name of the employer;
(c) the job description of the employment;
(d) the date of commencement of the employment;
(e) the form and duration of the contract;
(f) the place of work;
(g) the hours of work;
(h) the remuneration, scale or rate of remuneration, the method of calculating that remuneration and details of any other benefits;
(i) the intervals at which remuneration is paid; and
(j) the date on which the employee's period of continuous employment began

So there is no requirement for employers to provide:
- Food [as is common]
- Soap for washing/laundry

The shoe is on the other foot!

Na serikali pia isisahau malaya.

Since the government is in the mood for setting minimum prices for everything: fuel, loans, salaries - why not also set the minimum price one can pay to enjoy sex?

The government is hurting the people it is purporting to help.
How many Kenyans can afford house helps with the new rates?
How many lower cadre government employees can afford to have families and employ people to take care of their children while at work?

If it was your pay being increased,would you complain?

Si those house helps can EAT! And hawanoni!
I think Food cost -3,500.
Going by this calculations I think I have been overpaying my house help as she earns a whooping 4,000 a month inclusive of accommodation, food, airtime of 100 bob a week, free church ride on Sunday, hand me down clothes and shoes from the wife etc etc.

Ditto.

I have drafted a contract of sorts so if you would want to look at it send me an email; hgmuiruri@gmail.com
Mine will be on the above lines and many employer exemption clauses will be included.
At the moment i am paying 5,000 kes, accommodation and food included. I rent my house at a rate of 4000 kes per room she has her own room so housing is 4k, food she eats about 3500, miscellaneous about 2,000 leave every second weekend of the month, I could pay her what they want then effect the deductions above and come up with others as i go....Government Haiwesmake.
I am for the establishment of Home Assistants Employers Network (HEN)

My Mpesa attendant huwa namlipa 5k and whenever I feel like eating managu instead of regular sukuma hananga shida.