Verify that a birth or death certificate is genuine
Directorate of Civil Registration Services · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Civil Registration Services can confirm a birth or death certificate it issued is genuine. Apply on eCitizen with the original certificate and a copy, your ID and a request letter. Individuals and government agencies pay KSh 500, private agencies KSh 1,000.
- Fee
- KSh 500IndividualsKSh 500Government agenciesKSh 1,000Private agencies
- How long
- 1 working day
- Where
- Online on eCitizen (Civil Registration Services), or at Civil Registration Services, Hass Plaza, Lower Hill Rd, Nairobi
What you need
- The original certificate and a copy
- The applicant's ID document
- A letter requesting authentication (from you, or from the agency or embassy asking)
Steps
- Log in to the Civil Registration service on eCitizen (dcrs.ecitizen.go.ke) and choose authentication.
- Provide the certificate, your ID and the request letter, then pay the fee for your category.
- CRS aims to complete authentication within 1 working day.
Watch out
- Foreign missions (embassies) pay USD 100, not shillings.
- This only works for certificates CRS itself issued. A foreign certificate must be checked in the country that issued it.
Who can apply
- Individuals who want to authenticate a certificate CRS issued.
- Private agencies, government agencies and foreign missions (embassies) checking a certificate.
Official sources (6)
- Authentication of a Certificate by an Individual usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Authentication of Certificates for Private Agencies usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Authentication of Certificates for Government Agencies usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Authentication of Certificates for Foreign Missions usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- CRS Service Delivery Charter usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Civil Registration Services usajili.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026