Births and Deaths Registration Act

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THE BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
CAP. 149
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Cap. 149
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Births and Deaths Registration Act (Cap. 149)
Contents
1. Short title ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Interpretation .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
ADMINISTRATION ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
3. Principal Registrar .................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
4. [Deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.] ................................................................................................................................................ 2
5.

................................................................................................................................................ 2
5.

Appointment of registration areas and registrars ........................................................................................................................ 2
6. Register books to be supplied to registrars ................................................................................................................................... 3
REGISTRATION ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
7. Register of births and deaths .............................................................................................................................................................. 3
8. Period for registration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
9. Compulsory registration of births ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
10.

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10.

Mode of registration of births .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
10A. Mode of registration of births occurring abroad .................................................................................................................... 4
11. Duty to notify births where registration compulsory ............................................................................................................... 4
12. Entry of father in register .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
13. Duty to notify finding of exposed new-born child ................................................................................................................... 4
14. Change of name of child after registration ................................................................................................................................. 4
15.

r registration ................................................................................................................................. 4
15.

Compulsory registration of deaths .................................................................................................................................................. 5
16. Mode of registration of deaths ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
16A. Mode of registration of deaths occurring abroad ................................................................................................................... 5
17. Duty to notify deaths where registration compulsory ............................................................................................................. 5
18. Certificates of cause of death ........................................................................................................................................................... 6
19. Registrars to issues burial permits ................................................................................................................................................. 6
20.

................................................................................................................................................ 6
20.

Inquiries as to cause of death .......................................................................................................................................................... 6
21. No burial without permit ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
22. Penalties .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
23. Registrars to forward annual returns to Principal Registrar .................................................................................................. 7
24. Weekly statements to medical officer of health and Principal Registrar .......................................................................... 7
25.

eekly statements to medical officer of health and Principal Registrar .......................................................................... 7
25.

Preparation of indexes ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
26. Inspection of registers and provision of copies and certificates .......................................................................................... 7
27. Principal Registrar to compile annual summary and report .................................................................................................. 8
28. Correction of errors in registers ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
29. Rules ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8

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Births and Deaths Registration Act (Cap. 149) Kenya
BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
CAP. 149
Published in Kenya Gazette Vol. XXX—No. 32 on 15 June 1928
Assented to on 9 June 1928
Commenced on 9 June 1928
[Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, 1950 (Act No. 25 of 1950) on 13 June 1950]
[Amended by Transfer of Powers (Minister for Legal Affairs)
(No. 1) Order, 1956 (Legal Notice 299 of 1956) on 10 July 1956]
[Amended by Transfer of Powers (Minister for Legal Affairs)
(No. 2) Order, 1956 (Legal Notice 300 of 1956) on 10 July 1956]
[Amended by Transfer of Powers (Variation) (No. 2) Order, 1960 (Legal Notice 172 of 1960) on 19 April 1960]
[Amended by Transfer of Powers (Variation) (No. 3) Order, 1960 (Legal Notice 173 of 1960) on 19 April 1960]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance, 1961 (Act No. 15 of 1961) on 8 August 1961]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) on 26 December 1961]
[Amended by Missing Act (Act No.

[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Ordinance, 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) on 26 December 1961]
[Amended by Missing Act (Act No.

36 of 1962) on 1 January 1962]
[Amended by Kenya (Amendment of Laws) (Miscellaneous Amendments)
Regulations, 1963 (Legal Notice 462 of 1963) on 23 July 1963]
[Amended by Kenya (Amendment of laws) (Miscellanous Amendments)
(No. 3) Order, 1964 (Legal Notice 168 of 1964) on 2 June 1964]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1966 (Act No. 21 of 1966) on 12 July 1966]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments)
(No. 2) Act, 1967 (Act No. 29 of 1967) on 30 November 1967]
[Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, 1968 (Act No. 26 of 1968) on 3 May 1968]
[Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act, 1971 (Act No. 14 of 1971) on 11 June 1971]
[Amended by Statute Law (Repealed and Miscellaneous
Amendments) Act, 1990 (Act No. 7 of 1990) on 1 July 1989]
[Amended by Data Protection Act (Cap. 411C) on 25 November 2019]
[Amended by Children Act (Cap. 141) on 26 July 2022]
[Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
[Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No.

ed by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022]
[Amended by Births and Deaths Registration (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Act No.

2 of 2026) on 10 March 2026]
An Act of Parliament to provide for the notification and registration of births and deaths and other
matters incidental thereto
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration Act. 1

gistration of births and deaths and other
matters incidental thereto
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Births and Deaths Registration Act. 1

Births and Deaths Registration Act (Cap. 149) Kenya
2. Interpretation
In this Act, except where the context otherwise requires—
"birth" means the issuing forth of any child from its mother after the expiration of the twenty-eighth week
of pregnancy, whether alive or dead;
"medical officer of health" means a medical officer of health appointed under the Public Health Act (Cap.

th week
of pregnancy, whether alive or dead;
"medical officer of health" means a medical officer of health appointed under the Public Health Act (Cap.

242), or any other Act, to carry out the duties of medical officer of health in any area;
"police officer" means a police officer in charge of a police station being of or above the rank of Inspector;
"prescribed particulars" means—
(a) as to any birth, the name, sex, date and place of birth, and the names, residence, occupations and
nationality of the parents;
(b) as to any death, the name, age, sex, residence, occupation and nationality of the deceased, and the
date, place and cause of death;
(c) such other particulars as may be prescribed;
"Principal Registrar" means the Principal Registrar of Births and Deaths appointed under section 3 of this
Act;
"registrar" means a registrar appointed to register births and deaths in any area or to register births and
deaths occurring outside Kenya, and includes a deputy registrar;
"Registrar-General" deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.;
"the rules" means rules made under section 29 of this Act;
"the statistician" deleted by Act No. 15 of 1961. [Act No. 25 of 1950, s. 2, Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 28 of 1961, Sch.,
Act No. 36 of 1962, Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 2, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
ADMINISTRATION
3.

2, Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 28 of 1961, Sch.,
Act No. 36 of 1962, Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 2, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
ADMINISTRATION
3.

Principal Registrar
There shall be a Principal Registrar of Births and Deaths. [Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
4. [Deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
5. Appointment of registration areas and registrars
(1) The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint any area to be a registration area for
the purposes of this Act. (1A) The Cabinet Secretary shall appoint at least one registration area in each sub-county. (2) The Cabinet Secretary may appoint fit and proper persons to be the registrars and deputy registrars
for each registration area and a fit and proper person to be the registrar of births and deaths
occurring outside Kenya. [L.N. 462/1963, Act No. 21 of 1966, 1st Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 3, Act No. 2 of 2026, s. 2]
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strar of births and deaths
occurring outside Kenya. [L.N. 462/1963, Act No. 21 of 1966, 1st Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 3, Act No. 2 of 2026, s. 2]
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6. Register books to be supplied to registrars
(1) The Principal Registrar shall provide each registrar with such register books and forms as may be
required, and with such instructions as he may consider necessary, for the registration of births and
deaths in his registration area. (2) Every registrar shall keep safely each of the said register books until it is filled, and shall then
deliver it to the Principal Registrar to be kept by him with the records of his office. [L.N. 462/1963, Act No. 21 of 1966, 1st Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 3, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
REGISTRATION
7. Register of births and deaths
(1) It shall be the duty of every registrar to keep a register of births and a register of deaths and to enter
therein, respectively, the prescribed particulars of every birth and death notified to him. (2) The registrar appointed to register births and deaths occurring outside Kenya shall keep a register
of births occurring outside Kenya and a register of deaths occurring outside Kenya. (3) The Register shall be maintained in accordance with the principles of data protection set out in the
Data Protection Act (Cap. 411C).

tside Kenya. (3) The Register shall be maintained in accordance with the principles of data protection set out in the
Data Protection Act (Cap. 411C).

(4) The Register under subsection (1) shall include details of an intersex child and intersex person. [Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 4, Act No. 24 of 2019, 2nd Sch., Act No. 29 of 2022, 6th Sch.]
8. Period for registration
A registrar shall not register a birth or death after the expiration of six months from the date of such birth
or death, except upon receiving the written authority of the Principal Registrar issued in accordance with
the rules, and upon payment of the prescribed fee. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 4, Act No. 14 of 1971, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
9. Compulsory registration of births
(1) Deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch. (2) The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that from a date to be named in the
notice the registration of births of all persons in Kenya of any particular race, class, tribe or group,
or of all or some of the inhabitants of any particular town, district or area, shall be compulsory. [L.N. 299/1956, L.N. 172/1960, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
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or some of the inhabitants of any particular town, district or area, shall be compulsory. [L.N. 299/1956, L.N. 172/1960, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
10.

Mode of registration of births
Every person notifying the birth of a child shall, to the best of his knowledge and ability, give the
prescribed particulars, which shall be entered forthwith by the registrar in the register, and the person
notifying the birth shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or, if he is illiterate, by fixing his
mark to the register. 3

the person
notifying the birth shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or, if he is illiterate, by fixing his
mark to the register. 3

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10A. Mode of registration of births occurring abroad
(1) A person notifying the birth outside Kenya of a child who is a citizen of Kenya shall produce to the
registrar the following evidence of the birth—
(a) firstly, either—
(i) a certificate of birth issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with an
English translation of the certificate if it is not in English;
(ii) if certificates of birth are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the birth
given by the doctor, midwife or other person who attended the birth; and
(b) secondly, either—
(i) if there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, a certificate of a member of the
Mission that he is satisfied, from evidence produced to him and inquiries which he has
made, that the particulars of the birth given in the birth certificate are correct; or
(ii) if there is no Kenya Mission in the country, such other evidence as the registrar may
require, and the person notifying the birth shall certify in writing to the registrar the
correctness and authenticity of the evidence which he produces.

uire, and the person notifying the birth shall certify in writing to the registrar the
correctness and authenticity of the evidence which he produces.

(2) Upon receiving the evidence required by subsection (1) of this section to be produced, the Registrar
shall forthwith enter the prescribed particulars of the birth in the register of births occurring
outside Kenya. [Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 5.]
11. Duty to notify births where registration compulsory
Upon the birth of any child the registration of whose birth is compulsory, it shall be the duty of the father
and mother of the child, and, in default of the father and mother, of the occupier of the house in which to
his knowledge the child is born, and of every person present at the birth, and of the person having charge
of the child, to give notice of the birth, within such time as may be from time to time prescribed, to the
registrar of the registration area in which the birth occurs:
Provided that, in the case of births in prisons, hospitals, orphanages, barracks or quarantine stations,
the duty to give such notice shall lie on the officer in charge of the establishment in which the birth took
place. 12.

rracks or quarantine stations,
the duty to give such notice shall lie on the officer in charge of the establishment in which the birth took
place. 12.

Entry of father in register
No person shall be entered in the register as the father of any child except either at the joint request of
the father and mother or upon the production to the registrar of such evidence as he may require that the
father and mother were married according to law or, in accordance with some recognized custom. [Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
13. Duty to notify finding of exposed new-born child
Where any living new-born child is found exposed, it shall be the duty of any person finding such child,
and of any person in whose charge such child may be placed, to give to the registrar of the registration
area in which such child is found, within seven days of the finding of such child, such information of the
particulars required to be registered concerning the birth of such child as the informant may possess. 14. Change of name of child after registration
Where the birth of any child has been registered before it has received a name, or where the name by
which it was registered is altered, the parent or guardian of such child may within two years of the
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re it has received a name, or where the name by
which it was registered is altered, the parent or guardian of such child may within two years of the
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registration, on payment of the prescribed fee, and on providing such evidence as the registrar may think
necessary, register the name that has been given to the child. 15. Compulsory registration of deaths
(1) Deleted by Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch. (2) The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that from a date to be named in the
notice the registration of deaths of all persons in Kenya of any particular race, class, tribe or group,
or of all or some of the inhabitants of any particular district or area, shall be compulsory. [L.N. 299/1956, L.N. 172/1960, Act No. 36 of 1972, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
16. Mode of registration of deaths
Every person notifying a death shall, to the best of his knowledge and ability, give the prescribed
particulars, which shall be entered forthwith by the registrar in the register, and the person notifying the
death shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or, if he is illiterate, by fixing his mark to the
register. 16A.

person notifying the
death shall certify to the correctness of the entry by signing or, if he is illiterate, by fixing his mark to the
register. 16A.

Mode of registration of deaths occurring abroad
(1) A person notifying the death of a citizen of Kenya outside Kenya shall produce to the registrar the
following evidence of the death—
(a) firstly, either—
(i) a certificate of death issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with
an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or
(ii) if certificates of death are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the death
given by the medical attendant or other person who attended the death; and
(b) secondly, either—
(i) if there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, a certificate of a member of the
Mission that he is satisfied, from evidence produced to him and inquiries which he has
made, that the particulars of the death given in the death certificate are correct; or
(ii) if there is no Kenya Mission in the country, such other evidence as the registrar may
require, and the person notifying the death shall certify in writing to the registrar the
correctness and authenticity of the evidence which he produces.

uire, and the person notifying the death shall certify in writing to the registrar the
correctness and authenticity of the evidence which he produces.

(2) Upon receiving the evidence required by subsection (1) of this section to be produced, the registrar
shall forthwith enter the prescribed particulars of the death in the register of deaths occurring
outside Kenya. [Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 6.]
17. Duty to notify deaths where registration compulsory
Upon the death of any person the registration of whose death is compulsory, it shall be the duty of the
nearest relatives of the deceased present at the death or in attendance during the last illness of the
deceased, and, in default of such relatives, of every other relative of the deceased dwelling or being in
the same registration area as the deceased, and, in default of such other relatives, of each person present
at the death and of the occupier of the house in which to his knowledge the death took place, and, in
default of the persons hereinbefore in this section mentioned, of each inmate of such house, or of any
person finding or taking charge of the body of such person or causing the body of such person to be buried
or otherwise disposed of, to give notice within such time as may be prescribed to the registrar of the
registration area in which the death took place. 5

otherwise disposed of, to give notice within such time as may be prescribed to the registrar of the
registration area in which the death took place. 5

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18. Certificates of cause of death
(1) In the case of the death occurring in Kenya of any person who has been attended during his last
illness by a medical practitioner, that practitioner shall sign a certificate stating to the best of his
knowledge and belief the cause of death. (2) Every such certificate of cause of death shall be forwarded forthwith by the medical practitioner by
whom it is signed to the registrar, and the medical practitioner, on signing a certificate as aforesaid,
shall give in the prescribed form to some person required by this Act to give information concerning
the death notice in writing of the signing of the certificate. (3) Where an inquest is held on the body of any deceased person, a medical certificate of the cause of
death need not be forwarded to the registrar, but the magistrate holding the inquest shall send to
the registrar a copy of his finding, which shall be sufficient. (4) Every medical practitioner who refuses or fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred
shillings. [Act No.

to comply with any of the
provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred
shillings. [Act No.

26 of 1968, s. 7.]
19. Registrars to issues burial permits
(1) A registrar shall, upon production to him at the time of registering a death occurring in Kenya, of—
(a) a medical certificate in the prescribed form as to the cause of death; or
(b) a notice in writing in the prescribed form signed by a medical practitioner stating that a
medical certificate as aforesaid has been signed by him; or
(c) a death report in the prescribed form upon which a magistrate or police officer has certified
that the death is not one to which section 386 or section 387 of the Criminal Procedure Code
(Cap. 75) applies, issue a written permit authorizing the interment or other disposal of the
body of the deceased person.

the Criminal Procedure Code
(Cap. 75) applies, issue a written permit authorizing the interment or other disposal of the
body of the deceased person.

(2) Where a person registering a death does not produce to the registrar any of the instruments
mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, the registrar shall forthwith fill up, so far as the
particulars thereby required are ascertainable by him, the form of death report referred to in
paragraph (c) of that subsection and forward the same to the nearest magistrate or police officer,
who shall, if after making the inquiries required by section 20(1) of this Act he is satisfied that
the case is not one to which section 386 or section 387 of the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 75)
applies, make in the prescribed form the report required by section 20(2) of this Act. [Act No. 25 of 1950, s. 3, Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 7.]
20. Inquiries as to cause of death
(1) On the receipt of a notice from a registrar under section 19(2) of this Act, the Magistrate or police
officer, or any person specially empowered by the Cabinet Secretary in that behalf, shall cause such
inquiries to be made as to the cause of the death as he may think fit or as may be prescribed. (2) If the case does not appear from such inquiries to be one to which section 386 or section 387 of
the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap.

be prescribed. (2) If the case does not appear from such inquiries to be one to which section 386 or section 387 of
the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap.

75) applies, the magistrate or police officer or other person as
aforesaid shall report accordingly to the registrar, who shall issue a permit for the interment or
other disposal of the body. [Act No. 25 of 1950, s. 4, Act No. 28 of 1961, Sch.]
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gly to the registrar, who shall issue a permit for the interment or
other disposal of the body. [Act No. 25 of 1950, s. 4, Act No. 28 of 1961, Sch.]
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21. No burial without permit
No person shall bury, cremate or otherwise dispose of the body of any deceased person the registration of
whose death is compulsory, without a permit issued in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of this Act. 22. Penalties
Any person who fails to give notice of a birth or death the registration of which is compulsory, or who
refuses to furnish any of the prescribed particulars, or who contravenes section 21 of this Act, and any
person who wilfully gives any false information or particulars for the purpose of registration, shall be
guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred shillings or to imprisonment for a
term not exceeding six months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
23. Registrars to forward annual returns to Principal Registrar
It shall be the duty of every registrar, on or before such date as the Principal Registrar may appoint, to
forward to the Principal Registrar a return in the prescribed form showing the births and deaths registered
in his registration area during the preceding year. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No.

in the prescribed form showing the births and deaths registered
in his registration area during the preceding year. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No.

7 of 1990, Sch.]
24. Weekly statements to medical officer of health and Principal Registrar
It shall be the duty of every registrar, at the close of each week, to forward to the medical officer of health
in whose area his registration area is situate, and to the Principal Registrar, a statement of the births and
deaths registered by him during such week. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
25. Preparation of indexes
The Principal Registrar shall cause to be prepared from the returns made to him alphabetical indexes of
the births and deaths registered. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
26. Inspection of registers and provision of copies and certificates
(1) Any register, return or index in the custody of the Principal Registrar shall, subject to the rules, be
open to inspection on payment of the prescribed fee. (2) The Principal Registrar shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish a certified copy of any entry
in any register or in any return in his custody.

he Principal Registrar shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish a certified copy of any entry
in any register or in any return in his custody.

(3) The Principal Registrar shall, on payment of the prescribed fee, furnish a certificate in the
prescribed form of the birth of any person compiled in the prescribed manner from the records and
registers in his custody. (4) A certified copy of any entry in any register or return purporting to be sealed or stamped with the
seal of the Principal Registrar shall be received as evidence of the dates and facts therein contained
without any or other proof of such entry. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
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d as evidence of the dates and facts therein contained
without any or other proof of such entry. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
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27. Principal Registrar to compile annual summary and report
It shall be the duty of the Principal Registrar to compile, after the close of each year, a summary of the
births and deaths of such year, and a report on the increase or decrease of the population of Kenya and on
any special causes appearing to affect the same. [Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
28. Correction of errors in registers
(1) The Principal Registrar may, subject to the rules, and on payment of the prescribed fee (which he
may in his discretion in any particular case remit), correct any error or omission in any register or
index. (2) Corrections shall be made without erasing the original entry, and shall be authenticated by the
signature of the Principal Registrar. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 8, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
29.

shall be authenticated by the
signature of the Principal Registrar. [Act No. 15 of 1961, Sch., Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 8, Act No. 7 of 1990, Sch.]
29.

Rules
The Cabinet Secretary may make rules with regard to all or any of the following matters—
(a) the time within which births and deaths may be notified and registered;
(b) the place in each registration area and the hours at which births and deaths may be notified and
registered;
(c) the conditions under which and the mode in which registration may be effected without personal
attendance;
(ca) the registration of births and deaths of citizens of Kenya occurring outside Kenya;
(d) the forms of all registers, returns and other documents that shall include details of an intersex child
or an intersex person as required for the purposes of this Act;
(e) the inspection of registers, returns and indexes and the provision of certified copies;
(f) the places at which births and deaths occurring on ships within territorial waters shall be
registered;
(g) the exemption from all or any of the provisions of this Act of persons of any particular class or race
within an area in which the registration of births or deaths has been declared to be compulsory;
(h) the exemption from all or any of the provisions of this Act of any district or municipality within an
area in which the registration of births and deaths has been declared to be compulsory;
(i) any matter which is by this Act required to be prescribed;
(j) generally, for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

d to be compulsory;
(i) any matter which is by this Act required to be prescribed;
(j) generally, for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

[L.N. 300/1956, L.N. 173/1960, Act No. 26 of 1968, s. 9, Act No. 29 of 2022, 6th Sch.]
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