Nairobi, Jan. 6 -- Kenyan firms ended 2025 with the strongest hiring performance in more than six years, as sustained demand pushed companies to expand employment at a pace last seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.

Private sector employment expanded in December at the fastest rate since November 2019, according to the Stanbic Bank Kenya Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), reflecting continued improvement in business conditions.

The employment acceleration followed renewed hiring in November, when firms resumed recruitment after a near freeze in October, thereby lifting staff numbers at a time when businesses were bracing for the cyclical, heightened festive-linked activity.

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