Get a Kwale County fire inspection certificate for business premises
County Government of Kwale · sources read 3 Oct 2026
In Kwale you pay the fire compliance fee together with your single business permit each year. A shop, bar, restaurant, hardware or office pays KSh 3,000 a year and a tea or food kiosk pays KSh 1,500.
- Fee
- KSh 3,000Bar, restaurant, hardware or shop, per yearKSh 1,500Tea or food kiosk, per yearKSh 3,000Office, per yearKSh 4,000Wholesale, per yearKSh 4,500Garage or workshop, per yearKSh 10,000Supermarket or warehouse, per yearKSh 10,000Filling station, per yearKSh 10,000Gas depot or dealer, per yearKSh 10,000Cottages or villas, per yearKSh 25,000Tourist hotel, per yearKSh 500Fire extinguisher inspection, per extinguisher (no refill)
- Where
- With your Kwale County single business permit, paid through Kwale Pay (paybill 338500 or epay.kwale.go.ke). Help: info@kwale.go.ke, P.O. Box 4-80403 Kwale.
Steps
- When you apply for or renew your single business permit, the county adds the fire compliance fee to your bill.
- Your premises is checked for fire safety and you get a fire inspection certificate for the year.
- Pay through Kwale Pay (paybill 338500 or epay.kwale.go.ke).
Watch out
- Renew your business permit by 31 March. After that, a 3% a month penalty is added to the unpaid licence fees and it compounds.
- Each fire extinguisher inspected is a separate KSh 500, and that doesn't include a refill.
Who can apply
- Every business getting or renewing a Kwale single business permit.
Official sources (2)
- The Kwale County Finance Act, 2025 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 8, Kwale County Acts No. 4) kwale.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- County Government of Kwale homepage kwale.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026