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Energy sector salaries beat bankers in rank of top jobs

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KNBS Director General Macdonald Obudho (left), Treasury Cabinet Secretary Njuguna Ndung'u (centre) and Economic Planning PS James Muhati at KICC in Nairobi during the launch of Kenya National Bureau of Statistics 2023 Economic Survey on May 3, 2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

By  ELIZABETH KIVUVA

The energy sector has overtaken financial services in the ranking of Kenya’s highest-paying jobs on the back of increased investments by foreigners.

Employees in the electricity and gas business took home an average of Sh182,346 a month last year, up from Sh173,103 in 2021, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data show.

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