In Kenya’s buzzing tech scene, it’s not uncommon to find a startup with a 100-page pitch deck, world-class developers, and servers running on caffeine and vibes — but no HR manual, no contracts, and no idea what to pay their staff.

Everyone’s building apps, but no one’s building culture.
And as we like to say at Fanisi: you can’t code culture.

HR Is Not Just About Hiring and Firing

Many SMEs — especially in tech — think HR is about bringing in a receptionist or writing warning letters when someone comes late. But HR is really about building the backbone of your business.

Yet what do we see every day?

• Teams growing faster than the founder’s ability to manage them
• One developer earning twice as much as another, doing the same job
• Startups going to court over “a small issue that could have been sorted with a contract”
• Restructuring exercises that cost more than the seed round
• And entire teams burning out because “we’re a startup, we move fast”

Fam, moving fast without structure is how you trip. 😅

But Let’s Talk About Money — Because Your Staff Definitely Are

One of the biggest hidden landmines in tech companies? Salary disparities and vague pay structures.

We’ve seen cases where:

• The UI/UX designer is being paid with promises and pizza, while the backend dev is cruising in a Subaru with tinted windows.
• No one knows what a fair market rate is, so the HR person just Googled “developer salary in Kenya”
• A star employee quits quietly because their friend at another startup showed them a salary survey — and they felt played

At Fanisi, we carry out Salary Surveys tailored to your industry, company size, and market realities. Not just to keep your team happy — but to help you:

• Attract the right talent
• Avoid internal salary wars
• Budget for growth with clarity
• Stay competitive without breaking the bank

Let’s stop playing guesswork with people’s livelihoods, shall we?

What Fanisi Brings to the Table

We get it — your focus is on building the next big thing. That’s where we come in. At Fanisi, we support tech and other SMEs with:

✅ HR Audits – uncover risks before they become headlines
✅ Policy & Process Design – clear rules that actually work
✅ Organizational Structure – so you stop hiring 5 people to do the same job
✅ Salary Benchmarking – real data, not vibes
✅ Performance Management Systems – reward results, not noise
✅ Leadership Coaching – because founders also need to grow
✅ On-demand HR Support – your HR partner, just a call away

Founders, Here’s the Truth

Yes, you built the product.
Yes, the users are coming in.
Yes, investors are interested.

But if you don’t sort out your HR systems, one day you’ll look up from your code and find yourself explaining to a Labour Officer why your contract says “as agreed during interview.” 😬

Investing in HR early is not a luxury. It’s a survival strategy.

Let’s help you build people structures that scale with your vision.

Fanisi HR Solutions — Structure. Strategy. Sanity.

Talk to us today. Your future self (and staff) will thank you.