Register as a clinical officer
Clinical Officers Council · sources read 2 Oct 2026
After your one-year internship, submit your originals and certified copies to the Clinical Officers Council within 3 months and pay KSh 11,500 (registration and licence). Trained outside Kenya? You must prove your qualification matches Kenyan standards.
- Fee
- KSh 11,500Registration and licence fee (diploma or degree)
- Deadline
- Submit your registration documents within 3 months after internship.
- Where
- Clinical Officers Council, Blue Violets Plaza, Nairobi; annual licence renewal on the COC online portal
What you need
- Originals and certified copies of your degree or diploma certificate, national ID and KCSE certificate
- Internship completion letter, filled internship logbook and internship licence
- Filled COC registration form, a passport-size photo and your COC result slip
Steps
- Finish your training, sit and pass the Council exam, then complete the one-year internship you are posted to.
- Gather the originals and certified copies of your certificates, ID, internship papers and the filled COC registration form.
- Submit them to the Clinical Officers Council within 3 months of finishing internship and pay KSh 11,500.
Watch out
- Registering late attracts heavy penalties.
- Your practising licence is renewed every year on the COC portal, and you need 30 CPD points a year.
Who can apply
- Trained in Kenya: finish training at an approved institution, pass the Council exam and complete a one-year internship.
- Trained outside Kenya: you must show your qualification or competency is equal to Kenyan standards.
Official sources (3)
- Registration Requirements clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Professional practice license clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026
- Clinical Officers (Training, Registration and Licensing) Act, No. 20 of 2017 clinicalofficerscouncil.org · read 2 Oct 2026