Get or renew a Nandi County liquor (alcoholic drinks) licence
County Government of Nandi · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Get a public health inspection of your premises (KSh 2,000), then pay the Nandi County liquor licence fee for your type of outlet and zone. A bar pays KSh 45,000 a year in Kapsabet town centre and KSh 20,000 in rural areas.
- Fee
- KSh 45,000Bar, Zone A1 (Kapsabet CBD), per yearKSh 20,000Bar, Zone D (areas outside towns), per yearKSh 60,000Bar and restaurant, Zone A1 (Kapsabet CBD), per yearKSh 2,000Public health inspection of premises for a liquor licence
- Where
- County Government of Nandi, Department of Trade (Trade Licensing, Control and Regulation section), county headquarters in Kapsabet. No online liquor licence service was found.
Steps
- Ask the county public health office to inspect your premises for the liquor licence. The inspection costs KSh 2,000.
- Check your zone: A1 is Kapsabet town centre, A2 is nearby trading centres like Kamobo and Baraton, B is Nandi Hills and Mosoriot, C is smaller centres like Kaptumo and Kobujoi, and D is everywhere else.
- Pay the liquor licence fee for your type of outlet and zone to the county, through its trade licensing office.
Watch out
- Licences paid after 31 March cost the normal charge plus KSh 500, so renew early in the year.
- The fee depends a lot on where you are: the same bar pays KSh 45,000 in Kapsabet town centre but KSh 20,000 in Zone D.
Who can apply
- Bars, bar and restaurants, wines and spirits shops, wholesalers, distributors, hotels, clubs and supermarkets selling alcohol in Nandi County.
Official sources (2)
- The Nandi County Finance Act, 2024 (No. 5 of 2024) nandi.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Trade, Tourism, Industrialization & Enterprise Development department page nandi.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026