Environmental Audit Certificate Fees / Charges in Kenya

Environmental auditing is the annual self-assessment process that licensed projects in Kenya must undertake to demonstrate ongoing compliance with their EIA licence conditions and environmental management plans. Unlike the EIA licence itself, this is a recurring, not one-off, obligation.

Fee Summary Table

Item	Fee / Charge
Environmental Audit (EA) report review	No charge
Review timeline	Upon submission of the annual report
Submission method	Online via the NEMA licensing portal

Source: NEMA's Customer Service Delivery Charter, 2025–2027.

What You Need

Your project's annual Environmental Audit Report covering the reporting period
Evidence of compliance with conditions attached to your original EIA licence
A plan addressing any non-compliance issues, where applicable

Free Doesn't Mean Optional

NEMA charges nothing to review your Environmental Audit Report, but that doesn't reduce the legal obligation to submit one annually if your project holds an EIA licence. Non-compliance with audit conditions can trigger improvement notices or restoration orders, and continued non-compliance puts your underlying EIA licence at risk of suspension. Environmental auditing is one of the rare NEMA processes that costs nothing in government fees — your real investment is in the time and technical input needed to compile an honest, complete annual report and to actually implement any corrective measures it identifies.

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