Get a Bungoma County food handlers medical certificate and food hygiene licence
County Government of Bungoma · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Every food handler in Bungoma needs a county medical examination, which costs KSh 700 in urban areas (KSh 500 in rural areas) and covers 6 months. Your food premises also pay a county food hygiene licence by category, for example KSh 800 for a small eating house in an urban area.
- Fee
- KSh 700Food handler medical examination, 6 months, Zone A (urban areas)KSh 500Food handler medical examination, 6 months, Zone B (rural areas)KSh 800Food hygiene licence: small retail shops, eating houses, market stalls, grocery shops (urban)KSh 600Food hygiene licence: small retail shops, eating houses, market stalls, grocery shops (rural)KSh 3,000Food hygiene licence: dairies, milk shops, milk bars, canteens (urban)KSh 2,600Food hygiene licence: fish shops, butcheries, meat roasting, cafes, snack bars, bars, wines and spirits (urban)KSh 8,000Food hygiene licence: restaurants, members' clubs, medium supermarkets, meat wholesalers (urban)KSh 4,000Food hygiene licence: restaurants, members' clubs, medium supermarkets, meat wholesalers (rural)KSh 16,000Food hygiene licence: hotels, night clubs, large supermarkets, wholesalers, small food processing (urban)
- Where
- In person at the Bungoma County public health office (Department of Health). No online service for this was found.
Steps
- Each food handler goes for the county medical examination and pays the fee. It covers 6 months.
- The business owner pays the food hygiene licence for the premises. The fee depends on the type of business and whether it is in an urban or rural area.
- Pay only through official county channels or a designated county collection agent.
Watch out
- The medical examination covers only 6 months, so food handlers repeat it twice a year.
- The county lists a KSh 5,000 penalty against the food handler medical examination.
Who can apply
- Food handlers working in Bungoma County, such as cooks, waiters and staff in hotels, eateries, butcheries and food shops.
Official sources (1)
- The Bungoma County Finance Act, 2023 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 4, Bungoma County Acts No. 3) bungoma.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026