Get or renew a Murang'a County liquor (alcoholic drinks) licence
County Government of Murang'a · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply online on the Murang'a e-service portal (choose 'Liquor Application') or on the county form, and pay the prescribed fee. Your sub-county alcohol committee reviews the application and recommends it to the County Liquor Licensing Committee; licences are issued every January.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Deadline
- Licences are issued every January, so apply to renew before then.
- Where
- Online on the Murang'a County E-Service Portal (eservices.muranga.go.ke, log in to 'Liquor Application'); county payments via *267#. Help: 0757 562 988, info@muranga.go.ke.
What you need
- Application on the county's prescribed form, stating the type of licence you want
- Proof if you are already licensed to sell alcohol in another county
- A statement on whether you have ever been convicted of an alcohol-related offence, with full details
Steps
- Create an account on the Murang'a e-service portal and log in to the 'Liquor Application' portal.
- Fill in the application for the type of licence you need and pay the prescribed fee.
- Within 21 days a notice of your application goes up at the sub-county administrator's office and near your premises. Anyone can object.
- Your sub-county alcohol regulation committee reviews the application and recommends it to the County Liquor Licensing Committee.
- If there is no objection, the licence is granted once you pay the prescribed licence fee.
Watch out
- Your premises must be at least 300 metres from any nursery, primary, secondary school or other learning institution for under-18s.
- A licence lasts twelve months from the date it is issued.
- If you applied to renew and the committee hasn't decided by the expiry date, your old licence stays valid until it does.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to make, import, distribute or sell alcohol in Murang'a County, including bars, wines and spirits shops and distributors.
- You must be 18 or older.
Official sources (3)
- The Murang'a County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2022 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 31, Murang'a County Acts No. 10) muranga.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Automation | County Government of Murang'a muranga.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Murang'a County E-Service Portal: Sign In eservices.muranga.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026