Get or renew a Uasin Gishu County liquor (alcoholic drinks) licence
County Government of Uasin Gishu · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Apply on the county form to the Uasin Gishu County alcoholic drinks committee and pay the application fee; liquor licences are handled at the Uasin Gishu County Service Centre. After a public notice and inspection the committee grants the licence once you pay, and every licence ends on 31 December.
- Fee
- KSh 2,000Public health inspection fee for an alcoholic drinks outlet (bar or wines and spirits), per year; separate from the liquor licence fee, which the county has not published
- Deadline
- 31 Dec 2026 Licences expire on 31 December each year, so renew before then.
- Where
- In person at the Uasin Gishu County Service Centre, Eldoret, which handles liquor licences with other county permits (County Government of Uasin Gishu, Alcoholic Drinks Control Board). County services USSD: *764#.
What you need
- Application on the county's prescribed form
- Details of your business, and proof if you are already licensed to sell alcohol in another county
Steps
- Go to the Uasin Gishu County Service Centre, which handles liquor licences together with other county permits.
- Fill in the county application form for the County alcoholic drinks committee and pay the application fee.
- Within 21 days the committee publishes a notice of your application at the county administrator's office and near your premises, and informs the police, public health and planning officers. Anyone can object.
- Get your premises inspected. The Department of Health Services inspects liquor outlets before approval, and the public health inspection fee for a bar is KSh 2,000.
- If the committee has no objection, it grants the licence once you pay the licence fee.
Watch out
- Your premises must be at least 300 metres from any nursery, primary or secondary school, other learning institution or health facility for under-18s.
- A general retail (bar) licence lets you sell only from 5pm to 11pm on weekdays, and 2pm to 11pm on weekends and public holidays.
- 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 alcoholic drinks in Uasin Gishu County, including bars and wines and spirits shops.
Official sources (4)
- The Uasin Gishu County Alcoholic Drinks Control Act, 2014 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 1, Uasin Gishu County Acts No. 1) uasingishu.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- The Uasin Gishu County Finance Act, 2024 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 10, Uasin Gishu County Acts No. 6) uasingishu.go.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- County operationalizes a one-stop service centre uasingishu.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Uasin Gishu County cracks down on liquor outlets in major inspection drive uasingishu.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026