The value of unpaid work done by each Kenyan woman has for the first time been set at Sh118,845 per year, putting the collective worth of the hours spent cooking, cleaning and caring for their families at Sh1.89 trillion.
The inaugural Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) report, titled Economic Value of Unpaid Domestic and Care Work in Kenya 2025, reveals a stark gender gap in unpaid labour, showing that women’s contribution far outweighs that of men.
