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Get an Elgeyo Marakwet County fire inspection certificate for business premises

County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet · sources read 3 Oct 2026

Elgeyo Marakwet County's Fire Fighting and Disaster Management unit inspects and certifies premises each year: KSh 3,000 for hotels, restaurants and lodgings, KSh 5,000 for a factory, KSh 10,000 for a petrol station and KSh 5,000 per floor for malls.

Fee
KSh 3,000Hotel, restaurant or lodging (yearly)KSh 5,000Factory (yearly)KSh 3,000Factory subsequent visits (yearly)KSh 10,000Petrol station (yearly)KSh 15,000Depot (yearly)KSh 5,000Multi-business building or mall, per floor (yearly)KSh 1,000Inspection of fire extinguishers (yearly)KSh 4,000Basic fire awareness training (per day)
Where
In person with the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet, Fire Fighting and Disaster Management (county HQ in Iten). No online fire certificate application was confirmed. Contacts: info@elgeyomarakwet.go.ke, +254 704 220 220, PO Box 220-30700.
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Steps

  1. Ask the county's Fire Fighting and Disaster Management unit for a fire inspection of your premises.
  2. Pay the yearly certificate of inspection fee for your type of premises, for example KSh 3,000 for a hotel, restaurant or lodging.
  3. Have your fire extinguishers inspected too (KSh 1,000 a year).

Watch out

  • Malls and multi-business buildings pay KSh 5,000 for each floor, every year.
  • Factories pay an extra KSh 3,000 a year for follow-up visits.

Who can apply

  • Hotels, restaurants, lodgings, factories, petrol stations, depots and multi-business buildings or malls in Elgeyo Marakwet County.
Official sources (2)
  1. The Elgeyo/Marakwet County Finance Act, 2025 (Elgeyo/Marakwet County Acts No. 2) elgeyomarakwet.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
  2. County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet (homepage) elgeyomarakwet.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026

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