Get or renew a Taita Taveta County business permit
County Government of Taita Taveta · sources read 1 Oct 2026
Apply for your Taita Taveta County business permit through the County Trade department: pay KSh 500 to apply, then the yearly permit fee for your business size and town. A small trader pays KSh 3,000 in Voi, KSh 2,700 in Taveta and KSh 1,900 in Mwatate or Wundanyi.
- Fee
- KSh 500Application fee, new permitKSh 200Renewal fee (per permit)KSh 3,000Small trader, 2 employees or fewer: Voi CBD (Zone A), per yearKSh 2,700Small trader, 2 employees or fewer: Taveta CBD or Mtito Andei (Zone B), per yearKSh 1,900Small trader, 2 employees or fewer: Mwatate or Wundanyi CBD (Zone C), per yearKSh 6,500Medium trader, 3-4 employees: Voi CBD (Zone A), per yearKSh 1,500Hawker on foot (mitumba, used shoes, plastics, wooden homeware), per sub-county
- Deadline
- Clear the year's permit by 31 March to avoid penalties.
- Where
- County Department of Trade, Tourism, Culture and Industrialization. County headquarters: along the Voi-Taveta Highway, Mwatate town (info@taitataveta.go.ke)
Steps
- Go to the County department of Trade, Tourism, Culture and Industrialization, which issues single business permits.
- Pay the KSh 500 application fee for a new permit (renewal is KSh 200).
- Pay the yearly permit fee. It depends on your business size and zone: Voi is Zone A, Taveta and Mtito Andei Zone B, Mwatate and Wundanyi Zone C.
- Put up the original permit at your business.
Watch out
- If you haven't paid by 31 March, a 3% penalty is added every month, and it keeps adding up.
- Display the original permit. Not displaying one costs KSh 3,000, and showing a photocopy costs KSh 2,000.
Official sources (3)
- Taita Taveta County Finance Act 2025 taitataveta.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Trade, Tourism, Culture and Industrialization taitataveta.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026
- Contact taitataveta.go.ke · read 1 Oct 2026