Get a NEMA air emission licence (factories) or become a vehicle emission testing centre

National Environment Management Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026

Factories on NEMA's controlled list need an emission licence: apply with a stack emission report done in the last 6 months (KSh 5,000 to apply, KSh 20,000 to 50,000 a year). To run a vehicle emission testing centre, apply for designation on the NEMA licensing portal (KSh 50,000), then take out a yearly operating licence (KSh 100,000).

Fee

KSh 5,000Factory: application for an emission licenceKSh 50,000Factory: annual licence, Category I listed facilityKSh 30,000Factory: annual licence, Category II listed facilityKSh 20,000Factory: annual licence, polluting facility not on the listKSh 50,000Testing centre: application for designationKSh 100,000Testing centre: annual operational licence

How long

About 30 working days

Where

Testing centres: online on the NEMA licensing portal (licensing.nema.go.ke). Factories: submit the emission licence application to NEMA (head office: Popo Road, South C, off Mombasa Road, Nairobi).