@jguru, Omera, Im your new fixation? Wewe muombee. Maybe 'Mpesa attendant' is the new 'wife' and thats their role play.

she isn't my wife, i have a very beautiful wife and very much blessed the size of essyk.

solution?

I think the current rate is too much. Not forgetting they use everything in ur house. U will find some do not even touch there salo cz wanajipaka mafuta ya watoto au mama.
So the government should review the rates for housegals. N wengine they just harass our kids.
What worries is I accompanied my wife when she was interviewing one and I wanted to be there cz of matamchi ya lugha which had started affecting my children, en one of the gals asked if we use diapers or nappies, each has its price, en she even wanted to know if we use washing machine au mikono kufua? Now tell me, isn't that pure crap. I do not ask my boss if I will use a type writer or a laptop in my work???
Atwoli awache kudekeza hawa watu.

No problem...as long as she can shelter herself and I assume that 7k will be enaf to pay for her house, shopping, food and all. When I give mine 5k I assume that the balance ni ya shopping and other things i do for her while in my house

Exactly; but bear in mind you might be ruining innocent underage girls life.
The best solution is baby care units. Your kids handled professionally . It's cheap, reliable and secure. Dropouts will be reduced as well

Do these babycare units pick up 2month old babies by 6am when most people leave for work? and what about exposure to the cold morning weather?plus what if the baby is still sleeping, i have to wake her up early and prepare her for "babycare"? Or what are you suggesting?

Provided their skill and training level is commensurate to that of a kindergarten teacher. Most of them are trained on the job. Maybe we qualify for some sort of training levy. Some of them make costly mistakes..and we're not just talking property here.
Plus, this is not a western country. TIA. Let the domestic technician decide whether S/he wants to stay where they are at in life, or to begin the journey climbing out of poverty by working.

Our maid has a maid looking after her kid while she is at work. Can our maid afford sh7,500 minimum wage for her maid?

The assumption that employers can afford the minimum wages is totally wrong.

Supply and demand dynamics are also at play. There is a large supply of maids---if you announce that you are looking for one to be paid sh3,500, you will get very may interested! Mind you this is less than half the minimum wage.

So, we have a majority of employers who can't afford the 7k and many wokers willing to take half that amount. In short, both just scoff at Atwoli and the Minister for Labour and tell them to continue dreaming!

I don't think Tokyo lives in Kenya