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Nestara Elevate your home with elite private household staff. Enjoy unmatched care, safety and excellence.

We offer practical, short courses designed to build and strengthen everyday caregiving skills.From cooking and First Aid...
17/09/2026

We offer practical, short courses designed to build and strengthen everyday caregiving skills.

From cooking and First Aid to housekeeping, caring for children with disabilities and more, there’s a class for different skills and needs.

Check our September schedule and choose any session that suits you, or train your nanny in an area where you’d like her to build more skills.

10 DAYS TO GO!Nestara has partnered with Wema Children’s Clinic to host First Aid Training at NICHE on 26 Sep. It’s a ch...
16/09/2026

10 DAYS TO GO!

Nestara has partnered with Wema Children’s Clinic to host First Aid Training at NICHE on 26 Sep. It’s a chance for your nanny to gain practical skills for emergencies like choking and more. We’d be happy to have them join us! Domestic Professionals Association of Kenya- Domestic Workers Association & Watoto Wema Childrens Home

16/09/2026

You have decided to leave your job.

Do you owe the employer an explanation?

Does the employer owe you one when ending the contract?

Some people disappear because they are afraid of confrontation.

Some employers terminate someone suddenly because they have already found a replacement.

Both situations can leave the other side stranded.

Professional exits matter too.

Notice, handover, salary settlement, return of keys, references and a respectful final conversation can make a difficult ending much cleaner.

Unless there is a serious safety issue, disappearing should not be the normal way employment ends.

Who handles exits worse in your experience: employers or workers?

Let the comments decide.

16/09/2026

JOB OPENING: HOUSE MANAGER, MOMBASA

We are recruiting an experienced House Manager for a household in Mombasa.

The role includes organising household routines, maintaining housekeeping standards, laundry oversight, monitoring essential supplies, coordinating simple meal requirements and ensuring the home runs consistently.

Applicants should have 3+ years of relevant experience.

Police Clearance is required, or you must be willing to apply.

Successful candidates must complete 2 weeks of professional training before placement.

Salary is above the applicable minimum wage.

Final question for House Managers: what is one responsibility you believe deserves more respect than it currently gets?

16/09/2026

Domestic work is work.

That sounds obvious.

Yet the industry still struggles with something basic: professionalism and dignity have to move together.

A worker deserves fair treatment, clear expectations and lawful pay.

An employer deserves honesty, competence, reliability and respect for their home.

You cannot demand dignity while excusing bad conduct.

You cannot demand professionalism while treating someone as disposable.

Both things can be true at the same time.

That is the standard we should be moving toward.

After two weeks of these conversations, tell us this:

What is the one thing you would change about domestic work in Kenya if you could?

15/09/2026

You can't fake this kind of energy.

Behind every training session is a team that shows up for each other. They laugh together. They dance together. They build each other up.

That's not just team bonding. That's the foundation of excellence.

When you join Nestara, you're not just getting certified. You're joining a family that has your back.

Ready to elevate your career with people who actually care?

DM to join

15/09/2026

Sunday is your off day.

At 8:00 AM:

“Before you leave, tafadhali just wash these few clothes.”

Then breakfast dishes.

Then “help me quickly with the baby.”

By the time you leave, it is noon.

Technically you still got your off day, right?

This is how boundaries become blurry.

Sometimes a genuine emergency needs flexibility. But when “just one small thing” happens every week, it becomes part of the job.

Workers should also communicate clearly instead of silently building resentment.

Employers, does asking for a quick task on an off day count as work?

Workers, what would you do?

15/09/2026

JOB OPENING: NANNY, NANYUKI

We have a nanny opportunity with a family in Nanyuki.

The successful candidate will provide attentive childcare, support feeding and daily routines, plan simple age-appropriate activities, maintain child-related spaces and communicate well with the parents.

You should have 3+ years of relevant experience.

Police Clearance is required, or you must be ready to apply.

Successful candidates must undergo 2 weeks of professional training before placement.

Salary is above the applicable minimum wage.

Nannies considering relocation, what should an employer explain clearly before you say yes to a job outside your home county?

15/09/2026

You've already found someone. She's good with your kids. She's been with you for months.

But here's the question that keeps parents up at night: if something went wrong today, would she know what to do?

Not "hope for the best." Not "figure it out in the moment." Actually know.

That gap between good intentions and real preparedness is where accidents happen.

We don't just train our own. We train yours too. Choking. Fainting. Allergies. Asthma. The moments that don't wait for an ambulance.

Because your child's safety shouldn't depend on luck.😎

15/09/2026

A bad reference can close a door.

But here is the uncomfortable question:

Are all bad references fair?

Sometimes a worker genuinely performed badly.

Sometimes the relationship ended badly and emotions enter the reference call.

Sometimes an employer describes “attitude” when the worker had started enforcing reasonable boundaries.

This is why one phone call should not be the entire vetting process.

Look for patterns.

Ask specific questions.

Check dates.

Listen to both sides.

Workers should also understand that how you leave a job can follow you into the next one.

Employers, should a former boss have enough power to determine whether someone gets another opportunity?

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Karen Plains Arcade
Nairobi

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00

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