Finding a job in Kenya during the pandemic

I am not in Kenya yet, I intend to start my own security business, but first I must get married to obtain a residence permit

Hi,
Security business is good ths time but u need to have good peoples

I am an installer and I have a company in Spain, for me it is not a problem, I will only lack suppliers of safety equipment
I can also bring the material from Spain, but the shipping will be expensive

carlesalberch wrote:

I am not in Kenya yet, I intend to start my own security business, but first I must get married to obtain a residence permit

Easier said than done.
Once you get married you have the option to get a dependent pass that allows you to stay in Kenya, but not work or do business. After 3 years you will have the opportunity to get residence permit or you just do a business visa, cost about 100.000 kenyan shillings, then open an bank account and transfer 100.000 USD for that business you intend to do.
Or you do the dependent pass and register your business on her name and you do nothing just in the background.

But if you have found another way, let me know, I am interested

I have not secured any employment here for the past year, mostly because Kenyan's are not prepare to pay for a work permit, even when I can clearly do the jobs applied for!  Looking forward to any constructive advice, BTW I have considered several roles.

hi, it's  not  Kenya's  fault. I think  generally  getting a job abroad  is tough.Have been  trying  to look  for a job in some of the biggest  countries  in the world. Once the employers  realize  that  am still  in my country  I will never  hear from  them  again. Some managers  will tell you that  we are hiring  asap and we need  local candidates  thanks  for  your  interest .If you want  to live  and work  anywhere  in the world  nowadays  you must  be willing  to spend .Otherwise  welcome to  Kenya.

Thank you for your interest in answering, I will see if creating a partnership with my wife is more feasible. You work in Kenya, I will investigate through the internet and I will also ask my future wife if she knowsThank you for your interest in answering, I will see if creating a partnership with my wife is more feasible. You work in Kenya, I will investigate through the internet and I will also ask my future wife if she knows something about it

In the meantime,i can provide virtual/personal assistant  services by running some of your errands before you settle in or move to Kenya.

"I am not in Kenya yet, I intend to start my own security business, but first I must get married to obtain a residence permit"

As for above:  I agree, its not that simple - not only must you be married for three years, but the application for permanent residence can take at least a further 18 months.  The security market is a crowded marketplace to be in too, so unless you have a innovative product to introduce. 

You can only create a partnership with your wife if you have nothing to do with the daily operation of the company and your wife runs it.  Even walking into the office may be considered to be 'working'.  Without a Class G work Permit (for which you must have $100,000 minimum), working would not be permitted.  If you are lucky, you might get away without a permit for a while, but being caught equals immediate deportation, so not worth it in my opinion.

Gurmith:  you have to look at the work permit situation from the Kenyan perspective.  Why should you, as a foreigner be more entitled to work in Kenya than a suitably qualified Kenyan?  There are a lot of well qualified, yet unemployed Kenyans who legally must be considered first.  Historically,  foreign workers got the best jobs in NGO's etc and getting work permits was relatively easy. 

The agenda has increasing swung towards employment via the Kenyan labour pool, only employing foreigners where a skills gap exists and even then, the foreign worker should have a Kenyan understudy, who is trained up and would take over on expiry of the two year work permit.  It has also increasingly been recognised that foreign workers cost more - they expect higher wages, benefits etc, without necessarily adding value to the country as a whole.  If you do gain employment, realistically it may not last longer than one work permit cycle (2 years).

Additionally, I understand that you cannot currently apply for a work permit while you are in Kenya and this must be done from your home country.

Hi carlesalberch,
I'm curious as to how your security business endeavor went. Have you been successful thus far? I reside in Canada, currently working as a Technician but actively seeking employment in Kenya. Please keep me in the loop or if you wish to connect, please let me know.

Thank you.

Dooly