Lawyer Donald Kipkorir Explains Why His Employees Work Only 6 Hours a Day

A flamboyant city lawyer has implemented a groundbreaking workplace policy that drastically reduces working hours for his entire staff, challenging conventional corporate culture in the industry.

Donald Kipkorir, has transformed his law firm’s working schedule to a six-hour day, operating from 8 AM to 2 PM, Monday through Friday.

This radical departure from standard business hours comes in the wake of his life-threatening battle with COVID-19 in late 2020.

“We are the only business in Kenya if not the whole world that stops work at 2 PM,” Kipkorir stated.

The lawyer spent the entirety of November 2020 in isolation at Aga Khan University Hospital after contracting COVID-19.

The severity of his condition led to an extended month-long hospitalization, followed by a prolonged recovery from Long COVID, which affected his nervous system and impaired his ability to write or walk properly for over four months.

It was during this difficult period of reflection that Kipkorir reassessed his priorities and business philosophy.

Upon returning to work in May 2021, he instituted the shortened workday policy, which remains in effect today.

“My solitary stay in AKUH allowed me to reflect on life, vanity of riches, love of family, loyalty of few BFFs & duplicity of many others,” he explained.

Donald Kipkorir during his stay in hospital.

The lawyer, who can now often be spotted enjoying leisure time in the afternoons, emphasized that this change represents more than just adjusted working hours but a fundamental shift in values.

“When you see me breaking bread or taking wine every afternoon, be rest assured, I have done my work for the day,” he said.

Kipkorir’s experience has also reshaped his personal philosophy regarding material wealth and possessions.

“It was also then that I decided I will never hunger for material possessions or money or love,” he reflected, adding, “Our lives are written in the stars. What is ours will always be.”