Kenya's most complete KRA-compliant payroll

Built ground-up for Kenya's statutory environment. Automatically calculates PAYE using current KRA tax bands, SHIF, NSSF Tier I & II, NITA levy, and HELB loan deductions. Generates P9 forms, exports KRA iTax files, and disburses salaries via M-Pesa.

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What's Included

Everything your payroll department needs

From monthly salary processing to year-end P9 returns, the Tornad Payroll Management System handles your entire payroll function — accurately, compliantly, and automatically.

PAYE & Tax Calculations

Automatic PAYE calculation using current KRA tax bands and Personal Relief (KES 2,400/month). Handles non-cash benefits, car benefits, housing allowances, and KRA iTax file export.

Statutory Deductions

SHIF (2.75%), NSSF Tier I & II, NITA levy, HELB loan deductions, and Housing Levy (1.5% employer + employee) — all automatic and kept current with regulation changes.

M-Pesa Salary Disbursement

Pay all employees in minutes via M-Pesa Daraja B2C bulk disbursement, with bank transfer (EFT/RTGS), cheque, and multi-channel options and full reconciliation.

Payslips & P9 Forms

Branded PDF payslips delivered by email each run, an employee self-service portal, and auto-generated P9 forms in KRA-ready format at year-end.

Multi-Company & Multi-Branch

Process payroll for multiple entities with their own allowance structures, deduction profiles, and payroll calendars — ideal for holding companies and payroll bureaus.

Integrations & Reporting

Seamless integration with Tornad HRMS and QuotientOne ERP for general ledger posting, biometric attendance sync, and payroll variance & trend analysis.

Regulatory Compliance

Built for Kenya's statutory framework

Whenever the government changes tax bands, SHIF rates, NSSF contribution levels, or Housing Levy rates, our team updates the system and pushes the change to all clients — you never have to manually update statutory rates again.

KRA — PAYE & iTax

Auto PAYE bands, P9 forms, KRA iTax export (monthly & annual), and car benefit tables.

SHIF

Graduated SHIF rate (2.75% of gross). Remittance report generation for the SHIF portal.

NSSF — Tier I & II

Current-rate Tier I & II computation of pensionable pay. NSSF file export for portal upload.

Housing Levy

1.5% employee + 1.5% employer contribution — auto-calculated and included in payroll reports.

Payroll system questions answered

Yes. Tornad Payroll is fully compliant with all KRA requirements including PAYE calculations using current tax bands, P9 form generation for end-of-year returns, and direct KRA iTax file export. The system is updated automatically whenever KRA changes tax bands or statutory rates — at no additional cost to clients.

The system connects directly to Safaricom's M-Pesa Daraja API (B2C endpoint). Once a payroll run is approved, you initiate bulk disbursement with a single click. The system sends net salaries to each employee's M-Pesa number and generates a disbursement report with transaction confirmation codes for reconciliation.

Yes. Tornad Payroll supports multi-company payroll processing. Each company entity has its own employee records, allowance structures, deduction profiles, cost centres, and payroll calendar — ideal for holding companies, group HR departments, and payroll bureaus.

Yes. The system calculates SHIF at 2.75% of gross salary, and NSSF as Tier I & Tier II under the current NSSF Act 2013 schedule. The Housing Levy is calculated at 1.5% employee + 1.5% employer. All rates are updated automatically when the government changes them.

Pricing is based on the number of employees and the modules required (e.g. standalone payroll vs. payroll + HRMS + attendance integration). Contact our team for a personalised quotation — we offer a free demonstration before any purchase commitment.

Integrate payroll with the full Tornad suite

HRMS

Employee data feeds payroll automatically.

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Attendance System

Attendance feeds auto-deductions into payroll.

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QuotientOne ERP

Payroll posts directly to the general ledger.

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See Tornad Payroll processing a live payroll run

Schedule a free demonstration. We will show you exactly how the system handles your PAYE calculations, SHIF/NSSF deductions, M-Pesa disbursement, and P9 generation — using scenarios from your actual business.

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