Get products tested at KIRDI labs, or join KIRDI incubation and common manufacturing facilities
Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Apply and pay on KIRDI's eCitizen portal: for lab tests, fill a sample submission form and hand in enough samples, and results take about 10 working days. Start-ups can also apply for incubation or KIRDI's shared manufacturing equipment for up to 18 months.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- How long
- Lab tests: about 10 working days (longer for some tests). Programmes: admission within 5 working days of paying.
- Where
- Online on KIRDI's eCitizen portal, then at KIRDI, Popo Road off Mombasa Road, South C, Nairobi
What you need
- For lab tests: a filled sample submission form
- For lab tests: enough of the sample for the tests you want
- For incubation, training, product development or CMF: a signed contract agreement with KIRDI
Steps
- Log in to eCitizen at kirdi.ecitizen.go.ke and pick the service: Laboratory Services, Business Incubation, Common Manufacturing Facilities, Product Development or Training.
- For testing, fill the sample submission form and hand in enough samples at KIRDI (Popo Road, off Mombasa Road, South C, Nairobi).
- Pay the charge for each test you need. KIRDI prices each test separately.
- For incubation, training, product development or common manufacturing facilities: apply, sign the contract agreement and pay the quoted fee. You're admitted within 5 working days of paying.
Watch out
- Incubation and the shared manufacturing equipment run for 18 months at most. The idea is that you then buy your own equipment.
- KIRDI doesn't sell products to the public. It helps small businesses make their own.
- No price list is published. Each test has its own charge, so ask KIRDI for a quote first (+254 20 23 88 216 / 23 93 466).
Who can apply
- Lab testing: any business with food, animal feed, water or waste water, soil, minerals, chemicals, cosmetics, soaps or detergents to test.
- Common manufacturing facilities and incubation: start-up industrial entrepreneurs with a business idea who don't yet have all the production equipment.
Official sources (6)
- Citizen Service Delivery Charter (Revised 2024) kirdi.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Central Analytical Services (CAS) kirdi.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Common Manufacturing Facilities kirdi.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Industrial Incubation kirdi.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- FAQs kirdi.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute - eCitizen kirdi.ecitizen.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026