Find a probation office near you
Probation and Aftercare Service · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Probation has offices in every county and sub-county; the headquarters is at Reinsurance Plaza, 11th Floor, Taifa Road, Nairobi (020 2652335, information@probation.go.ke). Eleven regional offices, for example Nairobi at Nyayo House 18th Floor, can point you to the station that handles your case.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Any probation office in your county or sub-county; regional offices in Nairobi (Nyayo House), Nyeri, Machakos, Eldoret, Embu, Kisumu, Kisii, Kakamega, Mombasa, Garissa and Nakuru; HQ at Reinsurance Plaza, Taifa Road, Nairobi.
Steps
- Go to the probation office in your county or sub-county; there is one in every county.
- Not sure which station? Call or email your regional office. Nairobi: Nyayo House, 18th Floor, 0788 075 592, nairobi.region@probation.go.ke. The full list of 11 regions is on probation.go.ke/contact-us.
- For headquarters, go to Reinsurance Plaza, 11th Floor, Taifa Road, Nairobi, call 020 2652335 or email information@probation.go.ke.
- To complain, start with the officer handling your matter, then the officer-in-charge of the station, then the County Probation Director.
Watch out
- You cannot check into a probation hostel yourself: only a court can send a probationer there, for between one day and one year.
- Probation services, including court reports, are free. Do not pay anyone for them.
Who can apply
- Anyone: accused persons, offenders, families, victims and the public can visit a probation office.
Official sources (5)
- Contact Us probation.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Citizens Service Delivery Charter probation.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- FAQs probation.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Probation Institutions probation.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Background probation.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026