Get or renew a Busia County liquor (alcoholic drinks) licence
County Government of Busia · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Pay the KSh 1,000 application fee and the yearly liquor licence fee to the County Government of Busia. A bar pays KSh 50,000 in a municipality, KSh 30,000 in other large urban areas and KSh 15,000 in a market centre.
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Application for a licence to sell or deal in liquorKSh 50,000General retail (drink on premises), 12 months: city or municipalityKSh 30,000General retail (drink on premises), 6 months or less: city or municipalityKSh 30,000General retail (drink on premises), 12 months: other large urban areasKSh 15,000General retail (drink on premises), 12 months: market centreKSh 24,000Off licence (take-away), 12 months: city or municipalityKSh 18,000Off licence (take-away), 12 months: other large urban areasKSh 12,000Off licence (take-away), 12 months: market centreKSh 80,000Supermarket or franchise retail store: city or municipalityKSh 1,000Temporary or occasional licence (per day)
- Where
- County Government of Busia licensing offices, Busia town. Payments can also go through the county E-Services Portal (busiapay.busiacounty.go.ke). Help: +254700106517 or info@busiacounty.go.ke.
Steps
- Apply to the County Government of Busia for a licence to sell liquor and pay the KSh 1,000 application fee.
- Pay the licence fee for your type of business and area. A bar in a large urban area outside a municipality pays KSh 30,000 a year.
- The county's E-Services Portal (BusiaPay) handles county payments online.
Watch out
- A bar also has a separate county permit to operate in the trade schedule: KSh 1,000 to apply, then KSh 10,000 a year in a municipality.
- You can take a licence for 6 months or less. A bar in a municipality then pays KSh 30,000 instead of KSh 50,000.
- A one-off event needs a temporary licence, at KSh 1,000 per day.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to sell or deal in liquor or alcohol in Busia County.
Official sources (2)
- The Busia County Finance Act, 2023 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 6, Busia County Acts No. 3) busiacounty.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- County Government of Busia (home page) busiacounty.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026