'Side hustles are main lifeline for working class'

From left: Old Mutual Africa Head of Knowledge and Insights Vuyokazi Mabude, Group Chief Operations Officer Isaac Nzyoka and Group Managing Director Investment Anthony Mwithiga during the release of the second annual Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor results, on February 12, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Almost half of employed Kenyans depend on their side hustles as the main source of living, a new survey shows, telling how stretched Kenyans' payslips are in the wake of new taxes.

Findings contained in the 2024 Financial Services Monitor by Old Mutual show 47 per cent of working-class individuals depend on their side hustles as their main income.