Get a TRA licence for a restaurant or food and beverage business (Class B)
Tourism Regulatory Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply online on the TRA Licensing Portal (licensing.tra.go.ke) or eCitizen, upload your business papers, pay on eCitizen and get your premises inspected. Restaurants and other food and beverage businesses need this TRA licence.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- About 14 working days for a new licence
- Deadline
- Renew three months before the licence expires
- Where
- Online only, on the TRA Licensing Portal (licensing.tra.go.ke) or through eCitizen. Payment is on eCitizen.
What you need
- Certificate of business registration or incorporation
- CR12 (for a company) and/or ID copies of the directors or owner
- KRA PIN certificate of the business
- Foreign-owned businesses: entry or work permits of the directors
Steps
- Create an account on the TRA Licensing Portal (licensing.tra.go.ke) or use your eCitizen account.
- Fill in the licence application online and upload your business documents. Paper applications are not accepted.
- Pay the licence fee through eCitizen.
- TRA inspects your premises. Have your lease or proof of ownership, staff list, health clearance certificate and food handlers' health certificates ready.
- Renew at least three months before your licence expires.
Watch out
- Get your health clearance and food handlers' certificates before the inspection. TRA checks them on site.
- Renewing late costs 10% of the licence fee for every month you are late.
- A licensed restaurant may also have to register for the 2% tourism levy with Tourism Fund.
Who can apply
- Anyone running a restaurant or other food and beverage business.
Official sources (6)
- Licensing - Class B tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TRA Licensing tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Public Notice: 2026 Tourism Licence Applications & Renewals Now Open tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TRA Service Charter (English, July 2026) tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Tourism Levy tourismfund.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TRA Licensing Portal licensing.tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026