Local rules come first.
Each country runs on its own statutory engine, built in from the start rather than bolted on later.
About Meridian
HR and payroll software built in Nairobi, for teams across Africa.
Each country's tax and contribution rules are the foundation, not an add-on. People, leave, attendance and performance sit on top, in one place.
Live: Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Côte d'IvoireEarly access: GhanaWaitlist: South Africa
Nairobi HQWhat we believe
Four principles, each one you can check.
Trusting someone with payroll and employee data should rest on things you can check. Here's what we hold ourselves to, and where to see it.
Show the working.
Tax bands, contribution rates and reliefs are settings you can see and edit. Each has an effective date and an employer share, and changes are reviewed before they touch pay.
NSSF, KenyaExample data
- Effective from
- 1 Feb 2025
- Employer share
- Matches employee
- Status
- Reviewed
Your data stays yours.
Each organisation's records are isolated in the database itself. Changes to records are logged, payroll runs keep a full audit trail, and you can export everything you have access to, any time.
Change to a recordExample data
Wanjiru Kamau, positionChanged by HR manager, 14 Jun 2026, 10:22AccountantFinance Manager
Export in standard formatsREST APIMCP server
Pay for what you use.
CoreHR comes standard. Turn the other modules on or off as you need them, and pay only for the ones you use.
Your modulesExample data
CoreHRStandardPeopleOnPayrollOnLeaveOnAttendanceOffPerformanceOff
Where we are
Based in Nairobi, live in four countries.
Each live country has its own statutory engine. Ghana is in early access, and South Africa has a waitlist.
HeadquartersMeridian HR Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya
Countries liveKenya, Uganda, Nigeria and Côte d'Ivoire
App languagesEnglish, French and Portuguese
Payslip languagesFrench and English together, in Côte d'Ivoire
Uganda
Nigeria
Côte d'Ivoire
Ghana
South AfricaSoftware, or we run it for you.
Our implementation team imports your spreadsheets and sets up statutory rules and approvals. We also offer payroll outsourcing, payroll tax compliance and advisory, and HR consulting.
- Implementation
- Payroll outsourcing
- Payroll tax compliance and advisory
- HR consulting
Start with Meridian, or talk it through first.
Set up your workspace and import your spreadsheets, or plan the move with our implementation team.