Issuance of birth certificates (immediately or within six months after date of birth).

A Birth Certificate provides proof that one is a Kenyan and similarly is required by pupils and students applying to sit for their National Examinations. It is also useful when applying for a National Identification Card when one turns 18 and in the application for a Kenyan Passport when in need to travel out of the country

Application for birth Certificate can be done at any Huduma Centre countrywide or Civil Registration Department offices near you.

Requirements for a Birth Certificate include the following;
1. Birth notification
2. ID's for both parents/Death Certificate if parents are deceased

Persons who qualify for this service include:
1. Parents/ guardians of a newly born baby
2. Rescue centers/ children’s homes taking charge of the child


Cost: Birth certificate with no amendments - Ksh 60
Birth certificate with amendments on the child's names - Ksh 100
Birth certificate with amendments on the parent's names - Ksh 100
Birth certificate with amendments on the child's and parent's names-Ksh 140
Timelines: 10 days
For more information call Huduma Contact Centre: +254 (020) 6900020

Or visit nearest Huduma Centre

Or Contact:
Department of Civil Registration
Hass Plaza 4th Floor, Lower Hill Road,
P.O Box 49179- 00100 Nairobi
Tel; +254-20-2714987/8
Email: director@crd.go.ke
Fax: 2714989