Apply for the veterinary internship programme (KVB)
Kenya Veterinary Board · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply on the KVB portal (mms.kenyavetboard.or.ke) and pay KSh 1,000 (vets) or KSh 500 (animal health) to get your intern certificate. Then fill the Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) internship form for placement.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Veterinary surgeon intern registrationKSh 500Veterinary paraprofessional (animal health) intern registration
- Where
- Online on the KVB portal (mms.kenyavetboard.or.ke), then the Directorate of Veterinary Services for placement
What you need
- Certified copy of your national ID
- Certified copy of your BVM or animal health degree, diploma or certificate
- Signed veterinarian's oath or veterinary paraprofessional's oath
- Certified copy of your KCSE certificate (the result slip is not accepted)
- Form 40 (filled online) and your KVB index number
Steps
- Register an account on the KVB portal and confirm it from the email KVB sends you.
- In the internship module, click 'New Internship Application', fill in the form (including your KCSE and BVM or animal health details), upload your documents and submit.
- When the status shows 'Make Payment', pay through eCitizen (M-Pesa works). You then get a KVB intern number and intern certificate.
- With your KVB intern certificate, fill the DVS internship application form. DVS places successful applicants and emails the placement date.
Watch out
- Have your ID, KCSE and college certificate copies certified by an advocate. Uncertified copies are rejected.
- If you graduated from 2016 onwards and never did internship, you must still do the one-year programme, even if you are already working.
- A waiting card or birth certificate is not accepted in place of your national ID.
Who can apply
- BVM graduates and animal health graduates (degree, diploma or certificate) indexed from KVB-accredited institutions
- You must be a Kenyan citizen.
Official sources (3)
- Internship kenyavetboard.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Guide to applying for internship on the KVB portal kenyavetboard.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Portals kenyavetboard.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026