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Kenyan Digest

A Diary of Job Losses & Company Closures in 2019

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This is a running diary of reported job losses and firms that have shut down their business in Kenya in the year 2019.

The article is updated periodically.

August 1st : EABL to lay off 100 staff in a restructuring plan

August 1st : Telkom Kenya to terminate the employment of 575 employees

August 7th : Stanbic Bank Kenya to lay off 255 workers

August 9th : EA Portland Cement undertakes a massive restructuring exercise

September 18th : Andela restructuring leads to 400 job cuts across Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria

September 19th: Kenya’s Mobicom retrenches 800 staff

September 23rd : Portland Cement fires 136 managers and supervisors

September 27th : Sanlam Kenya Unveils an Early Retirement Plan for Its Employees

September 29th : Sportpesa Calls it Quits, Blames Kenya’s High Taxation

September 30th : Betin Sends all Staff Home After Closing Operations

October 1st : Ola Energy to fire workers as global boss visits Nairobi

October 2nd : Fear of job losses as Moi University restructures

October 4th: SportPesa fires Kenya staff, pushing job losses to 800

October 8th: More layoffs: Securex to let go of 222 workers

October 21st : Finlay Kenya Shuts Down Two Flower Farms Over Decreasing Demand

October 30th: Mediamax Lays off 150 Employees

November 6th: Mumias Sends all Employees Packing

November 17th: Simba Corp Restructuring To Affect Less than 5% of Staff

November 19th 2019: Radio Africa Group Issues Notice of Intended Redundancies

November 27th 2019: Nakumatt Kisumu Gets 7 Day Notice to Clear Workers’ Arrears

November 28th 2019: More Job Losses as Choppies Closes its Kisumu Branches

December 2nd 2019 : Governor Samboja sends over 1000 staff packing

Last Updated: 2nd December 2019