Private chefs & private drivers

The two roles people notice most.

A chef who cooks food your family actually wants to eat, and a driver you would put your children in a car with. Both are skill-tested before we present them, not just interviewed.

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Private chefs & cooks

Cooking for the household, not performing for it

Most families do not need a restaurant chef. They need someone reliable who plans the week, does the shopping, cooks food the children will eat, and leaves a clean kitchen. We will tell you which of the two you are actually hiring.

Weekly menu planning around your family's diet and preferences
Grocery shopping and market runs, with receipts accounted for
Daily meal preparation, including separate children's meals
Special diets — diabetic, low-salt, vegetarian, allergy-aware
Dinner parties and family events at home
Kitchen hygiene, storage rotation and clean-down after service

We taste-test. Every chef we present has cooked a set menu for us. A CV listing a hotel kitchen tells you where someone worked, not what comes out of your own kitchen on a Tuesday.

What they earn

Household cook Daily family meals, basic shopping	KES 20,000 – 30,000
Private chef Menu planning, catering, professional training	KES 30,000 – 60,000
Event cooking One-off, per event	Quoted per event

Private drivers

School runs, family transport and executive driving

A driver has your car, your route and often your children. This is the role where an unverified licence causes the most damage, so it is the one we check hardest.

Driving licence verified — class, validity and endorsements confirmed, not photocopied
Manual and automatic stated on file, and confirmed on a road test
Road test with us before we present anyone — Nairobi traffic, parking, night driving
DCI clearance we collect, plus two previous employers phoned
School-run experience confirmed where children are involved
Presentation and discretion — for households with guests, staff and business visitors

What drivers earn in Nairobi

Family and school-run drivers typically KES 30,000 – 40,000 a month. Executive drivers, or drivers with long hours and evening work, typically KES 35,000 – 50,000. Overtime and evening work should be written into the contract, not assumed.

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Questions

Chefs and drivers

Can one person cook and drive?

It happens, and for a small household it can work. But the two jobs collide at exactly the same times — school pick-up and dinner. If those clash in your week, you need two people, and we would rather say so now than place someone who fails in month one.

Do I need to provide the car?

Yes. We place drivers, not vehicles. Make sure your insurance covers a named employed driver — many private policies do not by default, and this is worth a five-minute call to your insurer before anyone starts.

Can you place a chef for a single event?

Yes. Event and short-term cooking is quoted per event rather than by monthly salary. Tell us the date, the number of guests and the style of food in your request.