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+====== Kenya ======
+**Region:** Eastern Africa
+**Regional Economic Communities (REC):** COMESA · EAC · IGAD
+→ [[https://iiag.online/locations/ke.html|View IIAG Country Statistics]]
+----
+^ Indicator ^ Data ^
+| **Governance (IIAG)** | Overall Governance score: 60.3 / 100 · Rank: 10 / 54 |
+----
+===== PART 1 – HIGH-LEVEL COUNTRY MAPPING =====
+==== Institutions and Stakeholder Database ====
+(To be linked)
+----
+==== REC Membership ====
+  * COMESA
+  * EAC
+  * IGAD
+----
+==== Population size and size of the informal economy ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Nature of the legal system and ILO status ====
+Kenya has a **mixed legal system**, combining:
+  * Common law
+  * Statutory law
+  * Customary law
+Kenya has been a member of the **International Labour Organization (ILO) since 1965**.
+Kenya participates in the **Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)**.
+----
+==== Workers’ rights in human rights system, national labour law / social protection and scope of protection ====
+Kenya’s labour framework is grounded in:
+  * The Constitution of Kenya (2010)
+  * The Employment Act (2007)
+  * The Labour Relations Act (2007)
+  * The Occupational Safety and Health Act (2007)
+Key protections include:
+  * Freedom of association
+  * Fair labour practices
+  * Protection against unfair dismissal
+  * Occupational health and safety
+Social protection mechanisms include:
+  * National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
+  * National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
+Challenges remain in extending protection to informal workers.
+----
+==== Existing laws, policy and regulatory initiatives for the protection of workers in the informal economy ====
+Kenya has taken steps toward **formalisation and regulation of informal work**, including:
+  * Social security extension mechanisms
+  * SME and informal sector policies
+  * Labour law applicability to various categories of workers
+However, coverage gaps remain.
+----
+===== PART 2 – SECTOR SPECIFIC REGULATION =====
+----
+==== Domestic Work Sector ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Street Vendor ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Waste Reclaiming ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Home working ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Gig Work and the Platform Economy ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Farm Work ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== The Mining Sector and Artisanal Mining ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+==== Taxi and Transport Sector (Gig-work/platform economy overlap) ====
+**National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) Regulations (2022)**
+(under Section 54 of the NTSA Act No. 33 of 2012)
+Key provisions:
+  * Licensing requirements for transport network platforms (e.g. Uber, Bolt)
+  * Commission caps at **18% per trip**
+  * Kenyan law governs disputes
+Platform obligations include:
+  * Driver safety measures (e.g. panic buttons)
+  * Clear service activation and deactivation procedures
+  * Data sharing requirements with authorities
+Agreements must:
+  * Clearly define roles and responsibilities of all parties
+----
+==== Cross-Border Informal Trade ====
+(Content to be added)
+----
+===== Sources / Links =====
+  * IIAG – Kenya: https://iiag.online/locations/ke.html
+  * NTSA Act No. 33 of 2012 and 2022 Regulations
+  * Institutions and Stakeholder Database – Kenya (to be linked)
+  * ILO Country Profile – Kenya (to be linked)