Register with KFS as a sawmiller or forest industry investor (timber, poles, fuelwood)
Kenya Forest Service · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Register online at sawmillers.kenyaforestservice.org with your business KRA PIN. Registration is free, opens only during a KFS notice window, and puts you on the list invited to bid for timber, poles and fuelwood from state forests.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online at sawmillers.kenyaforestservice.org. For help, call KFS on 020 2020285 / 020 2014663 / 020 2689882, email eregistration@kenyaforestservice.org or visit any KFS office.
What you need
- Your business KRA PIN (used to log in)
- A working email address
Steps
- New applicants: open sawmillers.kenyaforestservice.org (or the e-Registration tab on the KFS website) and register.
- Already registered before or applied in 2025 but not verified: log in with the KRA PIN you used, update your details and re-submit.
- KFS checks your details and emails you the status of your application.
- After the window closes, KFS physically verifies applicants. Those who pass are listed and invited to bid for plantation materials during the two financial years.
Watch out
- Registration only opens during a KFS notice. The window for 2026/27 to 2027/28 closed at noon on 11 August 2026.
- Being registered is not a licence and doesn't prequalify you automatically.
- Even if you had a licence in 2024, you must register your details afresh.
Who can apply
- Forest industry businesses that want to buy round-wood, poles or fuelwood from state forests (timber, plywood, pulp wood, treated transmission poles and fuelwood)
Official sources (2)
- Registration notice: E-registration of forest industry investors for 2026/2027 - 2027/2028 financial years (KFS/DISP/02/2026 - 2027) gaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Quick user guidelines on e-registration process sawmillers.kenyaforestservice.org · read 3 Oct 2026