Get a Kajiado County fire compliance certificate (fire risk assessment) for business premises
County Government of Kajiado · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Before you get your business licence, Kajiado County's Fire and Rescue Services must assess your premises: KSh 5,000 in Kitengela, Kajiado and Ngong, KSh 4,000 elsewhere. After that you renew the fire compliance certificate every year, from KSh 2,500 for low-risk premises up to KSh 10,000 for high-risk ones.
- Fee
- KSh 5,000Pre-licence fire risk assessment: Zone A (Kitengela, Kajiado, Ngong)KSh 4,000Pre-licence fire risk assessment: Zone B (rest of county)KSh 3,000Yearly renewal, low-risk premises: Zone AKSh 2,500Yearly renewal, low-risk premises: Zone BKSh 5,000Yearly renewal, medium-risk premises: Zone AKSh 4,000Yearly renewal, medium-risk premises: Zone BKSh 10,000Yearly renewal, high-risk premises: Zone AKSh 8,000Yearly renewal, high-risk premises: Zone BKSh 40,000Fire clearance: supermarket or mall (per building)KSh 30,000Fire clearance: school, hospital or hotel (per building)KSh 2,000Permanent market stall, yearly: Zone AKSh 1,500Permanent market stall, yearly: Zone B
- Where
- County Government of Kajiado, Fire and Rescue Services. No online fire certificate service was confirmed; the county's E-Services portal is at eservices.kajiado.go.ke. County phone: 045 2123000; P.O. Box 11-01100, Kajiado.
Steps
- Check your zone: Zone A is Kitengela, Kajiado and Ngong municipalities; everywhere else is Zone B and pays less.
- Before applying for your business licence, ask the county's Fire and Rescue Services for a fire risk assessment of your premises and pay the assessment fee (KSh 5,000 Zone A, KSh 4,000 Zone B).
- Renew your fire compliance certificate every year. The fee depends on whether your premises are low, medium or high risk.
Watch out
- Supermarkets and malls pay a separate fire clearance of KSh 40,000 per building; schools, hospitals and hotels pay KSh 30,000.
- The certificate is renewed and paid for every year, not once.
Who can apply
- Business premises in Kajiado County that need a business licence.
- Traders with permanent market stalls (yearly stall fire clearance).
Official sources (2)
- The Kajiado County Finance Act, 2026 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 1, Kajiado County Acts No. 1) kajiado.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- County Government of Kajiado homepage kajiado.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026