Companies in fastest hiring pace since 2019 as demand holds

Kenyan firms closed 2025 with their fastest hiring pace in over six years as stronger demand drove a broad rebound in private sector activity.

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Kenyan firms ended 2025 with the strongest hiring performance in more than six years, as sustained demand pushed companies to expand employment at a pace last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Private sector employment expanded in December at the fastest rate since November 2019, according to the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), reflecting continued improvement in business conditions.

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