Register an ambulance service and get ambulance licences (KMPDC)
Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Register your organisation online on the KMPDC emergency services portal (ems.kmpdc.go.ke), upload company, staff and ambulance details, and pass a physical inspection. Then generate a licence for each ambulance on portal.kmpdc.go.ke.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online: register on the KMPDC emergency services portal (ems.kmpdc.go.ke), then generate licences on portal.kmpdc.go.ke. KMPDC offices: Woodlands Road, Hurlingham, Nairobi.
What you need
- Company details: KRA PIN, business registration number, official email, phone, plot number, county, sub-county and ward
- Each director's name, ID number and ID type
- KRA PIN certificate, CR12, registration certificate and certificate of incorporation
- A NEMA contract (environmental compliance)
- Contracts with licensed health facilities or service providers
- KMPDC Excel templates, filled in, for your EMTs/health workers, ambulance operators (drivers) and ambulances
Steps
- Go to ems.kmpdc.go.ke and click Register. Enter company details and directors, upload the company documents, add an administrator and submit.
- The administrator logs in with the ID number and phone number registered, using the OTP sent to that phone.
- Download the templates for EMTs, ambulance operators and ambulances, fill them in, upload them back and submit.
- After your documents are approved, KMPDC physically inspects each ambulance and its equipment.
- Log in at portal.kmpdc.go.ke, choose Select a Service, then Manage Organization, and click Generate License next to each ambulance. Download and print it.
Watch out
- Licences are generated one ambulance at a time. Repeat for every ambulance you have.
- Upload documents as clear images (SVG, PNG, JPG or GIF), 5 MB maximum each.
- Each ambulance needs valid insurance and inspection certificates and must be properly equipped before it is licensed.
Who can apply
- Organisations that run ambulances: private companies, public institutions, NGOs or partnerships.
Official sources (5)
- Public notice: Transition to online ambulance registration kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Ambulance Owner Registration Guide (update 5 November 2025) kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Ambulance Service Provider License Generation Manual (2026) kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Ambulance Inspection Checklist kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- KMPDC Emergency Services portal ems.kmpdc.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026