Report and remit unclaimed assets to UFAA (banks, insurers, companies)
Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority · sources read 3 Oct 2026
File your unclaimed assets report on the UFAA Holders Portal (holders.ufaa.go.ke) by 1 November each year, covering the year to 30 June. Pay cash assets into the Unclaimed Assets Trust Fund at CBK when you file, and upload Form 1 signed by your MD/CEO.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Deadline
- File by 1 November each year, for the 12 months ending 30 June
- Where
- Online on the UFAA Holders Portal (holders.ufaa.go.ke). UFAA offices: Pacis Centre, 2nd Floor, Slip Road, off Waiyaki Way, Westlands, Nairobi.
What you need
- The asset Excel sheet downloaded from the portal, filled in
- Form 1 signed by the MD/CEO, a cover letter and the bank remittance slip
Steps
- Try to trace the owners, and send each one a written notice at their last known address 60 days to 1 year before you file.
- Register on the UFAA Holders Portal (holders.ufaa.go.ke), activate the account from your email and fill in your company and contact person details.
- Under 'My submission', file a new submission and pick Nil return, Cash (money paid into the UFAA account at CBK) or Non-Cash (such as shares or safe deposit boxes).
- Download the Excel form for your asset type, fill in every owner's details and upload it.
- Upload Form 1 signed by your MD/CEO, a cover letter and the bank remittance slip, enter the deposit or RTGS reference and submit.
Watch out
- You must pay or hand over the assets at the same time you file the report, not later.
- The total in your Excel sheet must match the amount you paid into the bank, or the report will not tally.
- The owner ID field is mandatory. Where an owner's ID is missing, use your holder ID code followed by a serial number (6-8 digits in total).
Who can apply
- Any holder: a bank, insurer, business or other entity holding financial assets on behalf of an owner.
Official sources (6)
- Report Assets ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Frequently Asked Questions ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Unclaimed Financial Assets Reporting guide ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Unclaimed Financial Assets Act, 2011 (No. 40 of 2011) ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority - Home ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- UFAA Holders Portal holders.ufaa.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026