Tuesday, June 09,
2026 - Veteran Radio host Maina Kageni has stunned Kenyans after disclosing
that he pays his househelp Ksh 50,000.
This is way above the newly announced Ksh 18000 Government
minimum wage.
During his popular morning show with co‑host Mwalimu
King’ang’i, the duo dissected the Government’s directive raising domestic
workers’ monthly minimum wage to Ksh 18,047 in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu and
Eldoret.
While King’ang’i questioned whether employers could afford
the adjustment, Maina defended higher pay.
“You know I am a believer in a high minimum wage. I pay mine
Ksh 50,000. It is better.”
“Where is she supposed to sleep, on the tree or on the
floor?” he asked.
King’ang’i pushed back, wondering why Maina pays so much
despite not having children or a family to be cared for.
“Ksh 50,000, and there is no child? You know Ksh 18,000 is a
lot of money.”
“You know she is sleeping there. Don’t joke with Ksh 18,000.”
“I am not saying they should not be paid that amount, but
just ask them how much they get paid.”
“You pay Ksh 50,000, and there is no baby to be taken care
of?”
“Does she brush your teeth? You think it’s little money?”
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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