Get a letter from your chief or assistant chief
National Government Administration Office · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Go to the chief's or assistant chief's office for the area where you live and ask for the letter you need. Offices such as NRB, Civil Registration, the Registrar of Marriages and the courts ask for these letters.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- The chief's or assistant chief's office for your area of residence
Steps
- Visit the chief's office responsible for your area of residence.
- Tell the chief or assistant chief what the letter is for. Issuing administrative letters is one of their jobs.
- For a first ID: a letter from the chief or assistant chief is one of the accepted proofs of name, age and place of birth.
- For a succession case: ask for a letter introducing the petitioner and the heirs of the deceased.
- For late registration of a death: get the letter from the assistant chief of the place where the death happened.
Watch out
- For a late death registration the letter must come from the assistant chief where the death happened, not where you live now.
- To register a customary marriage, the Registrar of Marriages asks for a letter from the chief confirming the marriage took place.
Who can apply
- Residents of the chief's area. You get the letter from the chief's office responsible for where you live.
Official sources (5)
- FAQ interior.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Requirements for first time ID registration usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Simplified Resource Tool on Inheritance and Related Family Law Practice in Kenya judiciary.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Late Death Certificate usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Registration of new and existing marriages statelaw.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026