Find and claim unclaimed money or assets (UFAA)
Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority · sources read 30 Sep 2026
Search for your name by dialling *361# or on UFAA's Find & Claim portal. If something is there, fill in the right claim form plus the indemnity form, have them commissioned by a lawyer, and lodge the claim online, at a Huduma Centre or at UFAA's office. Claiming is free.
- Fee
- FreeProcessing a valid claim
- How long
- Owner claims within 30 days, beneficiary claims within 90 days, after a fully supported claim
- Where
- Search on *361# or reunify.ufaa.go.ke; lodge on eCitizen, at a Huduma Centre or at UFAA, Pacis Centre, Westlands, Nairobi
What you need
- Owner claim form (Form 4A), commissioned by a lawyer. Other forms: 4B for a deceased person's assets, 4C for a business, 4D for an agent or a child
- Indemnity Agreement (Form 5), commissioned by a lawyer
- The original letter from the bank, insurer or company confirming it sent the money to UFAA
- A copy of your ID or passport certified by a lawyer
- A copy of your KRA PIN certificate
- The Payment Details form plus a bank or M-Pesa statement, deposit slip or withdrawal slip showing the account name and number
- For a deceased owner: copy of the death certificate and a Confirmation of Grant (High Court) or Certificate of Summary Administration
Steps
- Search for your assets: dial *361# or use UFAA's Find & Claim portal (reunify.ufaa.go.ke).
- Download the right claim form from ufaa.go.ke (or pick it at UFAA's offices) and have it witnessed by a Commissioner of Oaths.
- Lodge the claim with all documents on eCitizen, at any Huduma Centre, or at UFAA, Pacis Centre, 2nd Floor, Slip Road off Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi.
- Once the claim is fully supported, UFAA pays into the bank or M-Pesa account on your Payment Details form.
Watch out
- There is no deadline. You can claim at any time, even years later.
- If your names differ between your ID, KRA PIN and the bank's or company's records, or are shortened to initials, you need an original affidavit.
- UFAA does not charge to process a valid claim, so you don't need to pay an agent to claim for you.
Who can apply
- Anyone can have unclaimed money with UFAA, for example a dormant bank account, unclaimed dividends, pension or insurance benefits
- The owner, or someone with a legal right to it (for example family of a person who has died, with the right court papers)
Official sources (5)
- Frequently Asked Questions ufaa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Claiming Instructions ufaa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- UFAA Service Charter (PDF) ufaa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- Press release: Government launches nationwide reunification services through Huduma Centres (25 Feb 2026) ufaa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026
- UFAA Find & Claim portal reunify.ufaa.go.ke · read 30 Sep 2026