Poaching headache: How Kenyan firms can win talent wars against Big Tech

Often cited as one of the key impediments to the takeoff and eventual flourishing of many a tech startup in the Kenyan ecosystem, the headache of talent poaching has re-emerged as multinationals seek to set up local operations.

In what has refreshed jitters among newbie firms in the tech space, multiple pointers have in recent months signaled an imminent raid on talent as Kenya continues to position itself ahead of continental peers in the new-age revolution.