Any person intending to export fresh produce — including vegetables, fruits, flowers, and other horticultural products — from Kenya must be registered as an exporter with KEPHIS. The Fresh Produce...
A Seed Import Permit is required before any importation of seed into Kenya, in addition to the Plant Import Permit. Similarly, seeds for export must be accompanied by a Seed...
A Seed Dealer's Licence (also called a Seed Seller's Licence or Seed Merchant Licence) is required by any person or business intending to trade in seeds in Kenya. The licence...
An Export Certificate — more commonly referred to as a Phytosanitary Certificate for export — is issued by KEPHIS to certify that plant material, seeds, or horticultural products exported from...
A Plant Import Permit (PIP) is required by any person or business intending to bring plants, plant products, seeds, or regulated articles (including soil and biological control agents) into Kenya....
A Phytosanitary Certificate is an official document issued by the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) to certify that export consignments of plants, plant products, and fresh produce are free...
Any person or business that manufactures excisable goods in Kenya — including food and beverage products such as fruit juices, aerated water, mineral water, bottled water, alcoholic beverages, sugar-containing products,...
A Food Hygiene Licence is issued to food business premises by the county government's public health department (or Port Health Services at international entry points). It is a mandatory requirement...
A Food Hygiene Certificate (also called a Food Handler's Certificate) is required for all individuals who handle, prepare, or sell food for public consumption in Kenya. It is distinct from...
Any driver who transports tourists in Kenya must hold a valid Tour Driver's Licence issued after vetting by the Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA). This requirement exists alongside the standard NTSA...
A Milk Movement Permit (also referred to as a Milk Carriage Permit) is required by any person or business that transports raw milk or dairy products in bulk or in...
A Milk Bar Licence is issued by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) to retail outlets that sell pasteurised milk and other dairy products to consumers in small quantities. Milk bars...
Commercial generators are essential power backup and prime power solutions for businesses, factories, hospitals, hotels, schools, construction sites, data centers, and agricultural operations across Kenya. With increasing demand for reliable...
If you operate a milk dispensing unit (commonly known as a milk ATM) in Kenya, you are required to hold a Milk Dispenser Licence issued by the Kenya Dairy Board...
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Licence Licence Fees / Charges Any company intending to manufacture drugs or medicines in Kenya must hold both a registered premises certificate and a manufacturer's licence from the...
Pharmaceutical Technologist Practice Licence Licence Fees / Charges Enrolled pharmaceutical technologists — diploma-level professionals who support dispensing and pharmaceutical care under supervision — must also hold a valid annual practice...
Pharmaceutical Wholesale Dealer's Licence Licence Fees / Charges Businesses that buy pharmaceutical products in bulk for resale to retail pharmacies, hospitals, or other outlets need a wholesale dealer's licence under...
Opening a retail pharmacy (chemist) in Kenya requires both registration of the premises and a superintending pharmacist or enrolled technologist holding a current annual practice licence. This dual requirement is...
Drug Distributor Licence Licence Fees / Charges Kenyan pharmaceutical law does not create a separate "drug distributor" licence category distinct from the wholesale dealer's licence. Anyone distributing pharmaceutical products in...
Health Facility Registration Certificate Licence Fees / Charges Any health facility in Kenya — from a small dispensary to a national referral hospital — must be registered and licensed by...
Before any drug or medical device can be marketed or sold in Kenya, it must be registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) under the Pharmacy and Poisons (Registration...
Importing pharmaceutical products into Kenya requires Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) approval, layered on top of a valid wholesale dealer's or manufacturer's licence and product registration with PPB. Each shipment...
Doctors wishing to practise medicine in Kenya must register and obtain an annual practice licence from the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC), under the Medical Practitioners and Dentists...
Dentists in Kenya are registered and licensed by the same body that regulates medical practitioners — the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) — under the Medical Practitioners and...
Specialist doctors who trained or practised outside Kenya must register with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) at the specialist grade, which carries a higher fee than general...
Doctors who trained outside Kenya — whether from East African Community (EAC) countries or further afield — must register with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) before practising....
Clinical officers — mid-level health practitioners trained in clinical medicine — must register and obtain a practising licence from the Clinical Officers Council (COC), under the Clinical Officers (Training, Registration...
Every nurse and midwife practising in Kenya must be registered and licensed by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK), under the Nurses Act, Cap 257. This covers both Kenyan-trained nurses...
If you operate a milk processing business in Kenya handling between 3,000 and 5,000 litres of milk per day — or you run a milk dispensing unit — you are...
Anyone planning to construct a crude oil or refined petroleum products storage depot in Kenya must first obtain a construction permit from EPRA. This covers primary and secondary storage depots,...
Diploma-level medical laboratory professionals must register and obtain a licence from the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB), under the Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Act, Cap 253A,...
Degree-level medical laboratory professionals must register and obtain a licence from the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB), under the Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Act, Cap 253A....