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ID & registration

Local staff registration

Missions may appoint local staff in line with the Vienna Conventions. Locally engaged staff are registered through IPMIS, and missions comply with Kenyan immigration and tax requirements as employers.

Staff management

Who it applies to

Missions employing locally engaged staff.

How it works

  1. 1Register all local staff on IPMIS under staff management.
  2. 2Where a hire is a national of the sending or a third state, comply with Kenyan immigration requirements for the employment of aliens.
  3. 3As an employer, deduct and remit income tax and other levies under Kenyan law.