Get a Nakuru County food handlers medical certificate and food hygiene licence
County Government of Nakuru · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Every food handler in Nakuru County needs a county medical examination, which costs KSh 300 and covers 6 months (KSh 250 in Kuresoi and Subukia). Your food premises also needs a food hygiene licence: a KSh 500 application plus a fee by business type, for example KSh 3,000 for a restaurant in Nakuru town.
- Fee
- KSh 300Food handler medical examination, 6 months: Zones A, B and C (Nakuru East & West, Naivasha, Molo, Njoro, Gilgil, Bahati, Rongai)KSh 250Food handler medical examination, 6 months: Zone D (Kuresoi North and South, Subukia)KSh 500Application for food hygiene licence (all zones)KSh 1,000Hygiene licence: general shops, market stalls, retail grocery shops (Zones A-C)KSh 1,000Hygiene licence: dairies, milk shops, milk bars, canteens (Zones A-C)KSh 1,500Hygiene licence: fish shops, butcheries, meat roasting, cafes, snack bars, on-bars, wines and spirits (Zones A-C)KSh 3,000Hygiene licence: restaurants, members clubs, medium supermarkets, meat wholesalers (Zones A-C)KSh 2,500Hygiene licence: restaurants, members clubs, medium supermarkets, meat wholesalers (Zone D)KSh 8,000Hygiene licence: hotels, night clubs, slaughter houses, large supermarkets, warehouses (Zone A)KSh 3,000Outside catering hygiene licence, per year (all zones)
- Where
- In person at the Nakuru County public health office (Department of Health Services, Directorate of Public Health). No online service for this was found. County offices: Biashara, Moi, Nakuru; (051) 2216379 or (051) 2216380; info@nakuru.go.ke; Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm.
Steps
- Each food handler goes for the county medical examination and pays KSh 300 (KSh 250 in Kuresoi and Subukia). It covers 6 months.
- The business owner applies for a food hygiene licence for the premises and pays the KSh 500 application fee.
- Pay the hygiene licence fee for your type of business and zone. For example, a restaurant in Nakuru town pays KSh 3,000.
- Pay only through official county channels: mobile money, bank, bank agent, county card or direct transfer.
Watch out
- The medical examination covers only 6 months, so food handlers repeat it twice a year.
- Fees depend on your zone. Zone A is Nakuru East and West, Zone B is Naivasha, and Zone D (Kuresoi North and South, Subukia) usually pays less.
Who can apply
- Food handlers working in Nakuru County, and owners of food businesses such as eating houses, restaurants, hotels, butcheries, dairies and caterers.
Official sources (2)
- The Nakuru County Finance Act, 2023 (Kenya Gazette Supplement, Nakuru County Acts No. 3) nakuru.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Department of Health Services nakuru.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026