Register a drone training school (UTO) or drone reseller
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
You need KCAA authorisation before you train drone pilots or sell drones. A training school (UTO) applies to KCAA at least 60 days before training starts; approval costs KSh 80,000, and a reseller or distributor certificate also costs KSh 80,000.
- Fee
- KSh 80,000Drone training organisation (UTO) approvalKSh 50,000Drone training organisation (UTO) renewalKSh 80,000Drone reseller/distributor certificate (initial)KSh 50,000Drone reseller/distributor certificate (renewal)
- Deadline
- Training schools: apply at least 60 days before training starts.
- Where
- Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), Director General, P.O. Box 30163-00100 Nairobi; email rpas@kcaa.or.ke
What you need
- Qualifications of each trainer, and where and under which rules they got them
- Your training programme: manuals, curricula, courseware and procedures
- Details of the drones and equipment used for training (ownership and registration)
- Where the training will happen
- Full syllabus, including the tests and pass/fail criteria
Steps
- Contact KCAA. An inspector gives you form KCAA/ASSR/UAS-TRNG-001, which goes for government clearance.
- After clearance, fill in the PUTOPS form and attend the pre-application meeting.
- Send the formal application to the Director General, KCAA (rpas@kcaa.or.ke or info@kcaa.or.ke).
- KCAA reviews your documents and inspects you, then issues the UTO certificate.
Watch out
- Training given by a drone maker is type-specific and does not count towards a remote pilot licence.
- Training authorisation lasts 24 months, so plan for renewal.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to train people to fly drones.
- Anyone who wants to make, assemble, modify, test, sell or otherwise deal in drones or drone parts.
Official sources (4)
- The Civil Aviation (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Regulations, 2020 kcaa.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Manual of Implementing Standards (CAA-M-UAS001, November 2020) kcaa.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- The Civil Aviation (Regulatory Fees and Charges for Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Regulations, 2020 (L.N. 4 of 2021) kcaa.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Organizations (UTO) kcaa.or.ke · read 3 Oct 2026