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Guides & Resources

Practical guides for Kenyan businesses — website design by industry (law firms, quantity surveyors, construction companies, architects, churches and engineering firms), website costs, e-commerce with M-Pesa, cloud, cybersecurity and payroll compliance guides.

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Practical Guides for Kenyan Businesses

Every guide here is written in-house by the team that builds and supports the software — not outsourced copy. They answer the questions Kenyan business owners, finance teams and IT managers actually ask, with current statutory figures, worked examples and honest trade-offs rather than sales talk.

Statutory rates, KRA report formats and payment integrations change often, so guides are revisited when the rules do. Read the one closest to your problem, then use the linked tool — or talk to us if you would rather we handled it for you.

Statutory payroll & compliance — PAYE bands, NSSF Tier I and Tier II, SHIF, the Affordable Housing Levy and P9, P10 and P10A reporting.
Web development — What a website costs in Kenya, WordPress versus a custom build, ongoing maintenance, how to choose a developer — plus industry guides for law firms, quantity surveyors, construction companies, architects, churches and engineering firms.
E-commerce & M-Pesa — Launching an online store that takes M-Pesa and card payments and delivers reliably across Kenya.
Hotel management — Choosing hotel software and weighing OTA commissions against bookings made directly with you.
Cloud, security & IT support — Cloud migration, cybersecurity for SMEs, managed IT support and digital transformation.
Software, ERP & growth — Custom software versus off-the-shelf, ERP and accounting systems, data analytics, UI/UX design and digital marketing.

At a Glance

The library
38 in-depth guides across 15 topic areas.
What they cover
Kenyan compliance, real costs, technology choices and step-by-step how-tos.
Written by
Joseph Kiarie, founder & lead developer, Microstation, who leads the team that designs, builds and supports the software.
Last updated
14 October 2026
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