Out of curiosity, how old are the children? How old are the two of you?

Usikubali. How i pray my wife had a job apunguze kunidai saloon etc money.

I think it's a good idea if you can afford it..nothing beats peace of mind knowing your children are well taken care of!! But i'm also of the idea she should have something else to occupy her mind other than the kids...a small business or some classes

Na hii maneno ya kuogopa being asked for saloon money..ukienda kukywa fri isn't that money you are spending!?

Whatever decision that you finally take, make sure you and your wife are in agreement and all concerns have been put on the table openly. Otherwise, trouble looms down the road.

Here is the story of a friend of mine who lives in Athi River. Wife earns 20K. when they calculated the transport, lunch and salary ya nanny they figured out that it balances or even goes above 20K then they did a cost benefit analysis focussed on the kids: the risk of nannies abusing kids, nannies being a headache and having to keep changing them (issues za househelp bureaus) and above all nothing beats having mum raise the kids. so wife quit jobo and they lived happily ever after

@tom_boy I can see that you two have a healthy conversation with each other, kuddos!

This is big debate sometimes. Some people might wonder "why". But you know sometimes it is necessary and everything has benefits.

NB: My wife remained housewife early in our marriage until when the last kid went to school. I think this really helped to have close observation on the kids.

So
- You need to ensure that the family is going to be able to survive with your single income.
- The truth is, your wife staying at home is alot of work for her.
- She will have big opportunity to teach her children, to bring them up with good manners and education and keeps the household running smoothly.
- It important for you to let her have a network of other responsible women to have get togethers and chamas.
- Also plan regular family outings to let the children get some interaction from other children.
- And as @alma says, if it's possible, she can take studies in the meantime

Good move. Kids love being with their mum. You will be at peace knowing they are in good hands.

Ahaaa!
Ile landing utapatiwo every night wacha tu.
There will be nothing tiring her up the whole day like assignments at job or a stressing boss...when you come back in the evening she will on you na ole wako ukisema ujiskii!!!

Ignore @ Impunity and take all this great advice. It is a great idea if well planned.
I know people who did this and they say it is great- however,after some time,they got bored,so try and address that as well....what other activity ( that is not a full time job or school) can make this experience enriching for her...

Good luck !

The idea of a side business is very good and you can use it as way of both of you boosting your income and if possible moving into self employment all together once your various investments pick up.
Let mama concentrate on the kids and as soon as they go to school(in a few years) she can start a business with the long term goal of both of you being self employed. I assume that you have such dreams and have considered all other factors necessary.