Kenya payroll calendar

Five obligations due Monday, todayPAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing Levy and NITA, for October 2026 payroll

April to June 2026

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9th · PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, Housing levy, NITA15th · HELB

Payroll due dates

Kenya · May 2026 · for April 2026 payroll
DueObligationWhat to doWho paysStatus
Sat 9 MayPAYEKenya Revenue AuthorityFile the return and remit employee income tax to KRA.EmployerPast
Sat 9 MayNSSFNational Social Security FundSubmit the return and remit pension contributions, employee and employer.Employee and employerPast
Sat 9 MaySHIFSocial Health Insurance FundRemit employee health insurance contributions.EmployeePast
Sat 9 MayHousing LevyAffordable Housing LevyRemit employee and employer contributions to KRA.Employee and employerPast
Sat 9 MayNITANational Industrial Training AuthorityPay the employer training levy, KSh 50 per employee.EmployerPast
Fri 15 MayHELBHigher Education Loans BoardRemit loan deductions for affected employees.EmployeePast

Dates are the statutory ones. Where a deadline falls on a weekend or public holiday, confirm the date with the agency.

How Contlant Payroll prepares them

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ReturnWhat Contlant Payroll preparesFileThen you
PAYEThe P10 return: every employee’s pay, reliefs and PAYECSV for iTaxUpload on iTax, then pay with the slip
NSSFTier I and Tier II, employee and employerExcel for the NSSF portalUpload on NSSF self-service and pay
SHIFSHIF contributions by employeeExcel for the SHA portalUpload on the SHA employer portal and pay
Housing LevyIncluded in the same P10 returnCSV for iTaxFiled and paid with PAYE on iTax
NITAThe levy for each employee, in the monthly cost reportReportPay the levy to NITA
HELBLoan deductions on each employee’s payslipPayslip lineRemit on the HELB employer portal

Each file is checked against the pay run before you download it: the employees, the gross pay and the amounts must match. At year end Contlant Payroll also makes the P9 tax deduction cards.

Add payroll deadlines to your calendar

A reminder for each deadline you choose, from today to 31 December 2026.

Which deadlines?

10 reminders to 31 December 2026. Your calendar keeps itself up to date: if a date changes, it changes there too. In January, add 2027 the same way. Some apps switch off alerts for subscribed calendars; download the file instead to keep them.