Get or renew a Nyandarua County liquor (alcoholic drinks) licence
County Government of Nyandarua · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply in writing on the prescribed form to the liquor committee in your sub-county, and attend the hearing in person or through an advocate. Bars are only allowed in the towns listed in the county's alcohol law, and licences are issued within 14 days of approval.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- The licence is issued within 14 days after the county committee approves it. The hearing comes first, after a notice period of at least 21 days.
- Where
- In person to the alcoholic drinks committee of the sub-county where your premises are, County Government of Nyandarua. The county's payment site nyandaruapay.go.ke handles county payments, but no online liquor licence application was confirmed.
What you need
- Written application in the prescribed form
- For a manufacturer's licence, certification from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
Steps
- Fill in the prescribed application form and hand it in, in writing, to the liquor committee of the sub-county where your premises are. Pay the application fee.
- Within 21 days the committee puts up a notice of your application and the meeting date at the Deputy County Commissioner's and Sub-county Administrator's offices and near your premises.
- Go to the hearing in person or with an advocate, and show the committee why a licence is needed in your area.
- If the county management committee approves, pay the licence fee and collect your licence. It is issued within 14 days of approval.
Watch out
- Bars and wines and spirits shops are only licensed in the urban areas listed in the Act (Zone A: Ol Kalou, Mairo-Inya, Engineer, Miharati, Ol Joro Orok, Ndaragwa and Njabini, plus listed Zone B centres). Check your town first.
- A wines and spirits (off-licence) shop must be at least 20 square metres. Schools must be at least 300 metres away.
- A bar may sell only from 4pm to 11pm on weekdays.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to make, distribute or sell alcoholic drinks in Nyandarua County, such as a bar, wines and spirits shop, hotel, club or supermarket.
- You must be 18 or older and, for a retail licence, live in Kenya.
Official sources (2)
- The Nyandarua County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2024 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 1, Nyandarua County Acts No. 1) slo-countybills.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Nyandarua Pay (county revenue portal) nyandaruapay.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026