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LAWS OF KENYA THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS RULES NO. 894 OF 1949 Revised and published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the authority of the Attorney-General as gazetted by the Government Printer www.kenyalaw.org published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the authority of the Attorney-General as gazetted by the Government Printer www.kenyalaw.org Kenya Registration of Persons Act The Registration of Persons Rules Gazette Notice 894 of 1949 Legislation as at 30 April 2026 By Kenya Law and Laws.Africa. Share widely and freely. www.kenyalaw.org | [email protected] FRBR URI: /akn/ke/act/gn/1949/894/eng@2026-04-30 There is no copyright on the legislative content of this document. This PDF copy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike 4.0 License (CC BY-NC- SA 4.0). 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The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Contents Section 1. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Section 2. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Section 3. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 Section 4. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Section 5. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Section 6. ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Section 6. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Section 7. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Section 8. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Section 9. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Section 10. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 11. ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Section 11. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 12. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Section 13. .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 FIRST SCHEDULE [r. 3] ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 SECOND SCHEDULE [r. 5(1) (c), (d))] ............................................................................................................................................................. 6 THIRD SCHEDULE [r. ................................................................................................................................. 6 THIRD SCHEDULE [r. 5(1)(b)] ......................................................................................................................................................................... 15 FOURTH SCHEDULE [rr. 5(2), 8(2) & 9(5)] ............................................................................................................................................... 17 FIFTH SCHEDULE [r. 9(1)] ............................................................................................................................................................................... 20 SIXTH SCHEDULE [s. 16(e)] ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 ................................................................................................................................................... 24 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS RULES GAZETTE NOTICE 894 OF 1949 Commenced on 1 January 1949 [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1955 (Gazette Notice 755 of 1955) on 31 May 1955] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment No. 2) Rules, 1955 (Gazette Notice 786 of 1955) on 7 June 1955] [Amended by Kenya (Amendment of Laws) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Order, 1964 (Legal Notice 236 of 1964) on 12 December 1963] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1981 (Legal Notice 29 of 1981) on 6 February 1978] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1989 (Legal Notice 12 of 1989) on 13 January 1989] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) (No. by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1989 (Legal Notice 12 of 1989) on 13 January 1989] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules, 1989 (Legal Notice 219 of 1989) on 14 July 1989] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1991 (Legal Notice 295 of 1991) on 2 August 1991] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1992 (Legal Notice 39 of 1992) on 21 February 1992] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1994 (Legal Notice 272 of 1994) on 5 August 1994] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1995 (Legal Notice 348 of 1995) on 3 November 1995] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1997 (Legal Notice 3 of 1997) on 17 January 1997] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 1998 (Legal Notice 91 of 1998) on 3 July 1998] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2006 (Legal Notice 32 of 2006) on 17 March 2006] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2010 (Legal Notice 169 of 2010) on 15 October 2010] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2011 (Legal Notice 154 of 2011) on 21 October 2011] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2012 (Legal Notice 93 of 2012) on 31 August 2012] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2018 (Legal Notice 48 of 2018) on 23 February 2018] [Revised by 24th Annual Supplement (Legal Notice 221 of 2023) on 31 December 2022] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Legal Notice 154 of 2024) on 1 October 2024] [Amended by The Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2025 (Legal Notice 59 of 2025) on 19 March 2025] [Amended by The Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules (Legal Notice 175 of 2025) on 31 October 2025] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (Legal Notice 76 of 2026) on 30 April 2026] 1. gal Notice 175 of 2025) on 31 October 2025] [Amended by Registration of Persons (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (Legal Notice 76 of 2026) on 30 April 2026] 1. These Rules may be cited as the Registration of Persons Rules. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 2.) 2. (1) Where a notice under section 6 of the Act requiring a person to attend before a registration officer at such place and between such dates as may he specified is not brought to the notice of that person by publication in the Gazette, the notice shall be served personally on that person by delivery or tender of the notice to him. (2) Every person on whom a notice is so served shall, if required by the person serving it, sign a receipt therefor on the back of a duplicate of the notice. 3. (1) The identity card issued under section 9 of the Act shall consist of a polycarbonate electronic card set out in the First Schedule in Form A or a card sealed in a plastic envelope set out in the First Schedule in Form B or Form C. (2) The card issued under this rule may be presented in a digital or virtual form. 1 astic envelope set out in the First Schedule in Form B or Form C. (2) The card issued under this rule may be presented in a digital or virtual form. 1 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya (3) The card issued under this rule remains valid pursuant to section 17 of the Act. (4) The expiry date in the polycarbonate electronic card relates to the electronic functionality of the card. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 3, L.N. 348/1995, r. 2, L.N. 154/2011, r. 2(a), L.N. 154/2024, r. 2.) 4. (1) Every person applying for registration shall whenever possible do so at his place of domicile or at his place of permanent residence. 4, r. 2.) 4. (1) Every person applying for registration shall whenever possible do so at his place of domicile or at his place of permanent residence. (2) Where a person attends before a registration officer for the purpose of having himself registered under section 6(2) of the Act, the registration officer shall— (a) demand proof of his date of birth or apparent age by production of the birth certificate or age assessment certificate issued by a Government medical officer of health or a baptismal certificate issued by a minister of a recognized religious organization immediately following his birth or some other evidence acceptable to the Principal Registrar; (b) demand proof of his Kenyan citizenship; and (c) record in the physical or electronic form set out in the second schedule, the particulars of that person specified in section 5(1) of the Act and shall forward the particulars physically or electronically when completed to the Principal Registrar. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 4, L.N. 12/1989, r. 2, L.N. 295/1991, r. 2, L.N. 39/1992, r. 2, L.N. 272/1994, L.N. 348/1995, r. 3, L.N. 91/1998, r. 2, L.N. 32/2006, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 3.) 5. 9, r. 2, L.N. 295/1991, r. 2, L.N. 39/1992, r. 2, L.N. 272/1994, L.N. 348/1995, r. 3, L.N. 91/1998, r. 2, L.N. 32/2006, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 3.) 5. (1) Where a person attends before a registration officer for the purpose of registering himself or herself under section 6(1) or (2) of the Act, that person shall permit the registration officer to record— (a) his or her facial, thumb and fingerprint biometric data in a prescribed electronic or digital device; (b) thumb and fingerprint impressions in the Form set out in the Third Schedule of these Rules; (c) the parent or guardian shall permit the registration officer to record their thumb print on the Second Schedule in physical or electronic format; and (d) the identifying administrative officer shall permit the registration officer to record their thumb print on the Second Schedule. (2) The registration officer shall thereupon fill in and sign a physical or digitally generated certificate in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule and shall issue the certificate to that person. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 4, L.N. 348/1995, r. 4, L.N. 154/2024, r. 4.) 6. The photographs, required under subsection (2) of section 9 of the Act, shall— (a) measure 3 by 2.85 cm; (b) show the head and shoulders only of the registered person to whom the identity card is to be issued; and 2 e Act, shall— (a) measure 3 by 2.85 cm; (b) show the head and shoulders only of the registered person to whom the identity card is to be issued; and 2 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya (c) have been taken during a period of not more than six months before the date of registration and shall be, in the opinion of the registration officer, a true likeness of the registered person to whom the identity card is to be issued. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 5, L.N. 12/1989, r. 3, L.N. 348/1995, r. 5.) 7. The Principal Registrar shall adopt the unique personal identification number issued under the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Cap. 149), or may allot such index letters and serial numbers as the Principal Registrar may deem fit to be inserted in the identity cards as the identity number (L.N. 154/2024, r. 5.) 8. (1) Upon the loss of an identity card, the registered person shall be required to report the loss to the nearest police station and obtain an abstract report or to an administrative office and obtain an official letter certifying the loss. (2) The registration officer shall thereupon fill and sign a physically or digitally generated certificate in the Form set out in the Fourth Schedule and shall issue the certificate to the registered person. n a physically or digitally generated certificate in the Form set out in the Fourth Schedule and shall issue the certificate to the registered person. (3) Upon collection of the new identity card the registered person shall surrender the certificate issued to him under subrule (2) to the registration officer. (4) Upon the issue of the certificate to the person and until the issue to him of a new identity card, the certificate shall not be deemed for all purposes to be an identity card issued under the Act. (5) There shall be inserted in every new identity card the particulars which are contained in the register in respect of the person to whom the new identity card is being issued. (5A) Where the registered person is making an application to renew or replace a mutilated identity card, the person shall be required to surrender their current identity card upon collection of the new identity card. (6) Persons to whom a new identity card is issued under section 9(1) or 9(3) shall pay to the authorized officer a fee prescribed in the sixth schedule. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 6, L.N. 12/1989, r. 4, L.N. 295/1991, r. 2, L.N. 39/1992, r. 2, L.N. 272/1994, L.N. 348/1995, L.N. 91/1998, r. 3, L.N. 169/2010, r. 2, L.N. 93/2012, r. 2, L.N. 48/2018, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 6.) 9. 39/1992, r. 2, L.N. 272/1994, L.N. 348/1995, L.N. 91/1998, r. 3, L.N. 169/2010, r. 2, L.N. 93/2012, r. 2, L.N. 48/2018, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 6.) 9. (1) Where a registered person changes his or her name or place of permanent residence, the person shall unless they can be readily located through their previous address without undue delay, attend before a registration officer, give to the registrar the particulars of the change in the Form in the Fifth Schedule and permit the person left thumb impression to be taken on that form or in an electronic device. (2) Where the change of name is as a result of marriage or divorce, the marriage certificate or decree of divorce shall be produced in such form as may be prescribed by the Marriage Act (Cap. 150). (3) The particulars given under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be complete in all respects and shall be such as will enable the Principal Registrar readily to communicate with the registered person. (4) The registered person shall at the same time surrender his identity card and permit his photograph to be taken for the purpose of enabling a new identity card to be issued to him. 3 the same time surrender his identity card and permit his photograph to be taken for the purpose of enabling a new identity card to be issued to him. 3 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya (5) The registration officer shall thereupon fill in and sign a certificate in the form in the Fourth Schedule, on which the registered person shall permit his left thumb impression to be recorded, and issue the certificate to the registered person. (6) The registration officer shall without delay forward the completed application in physical or electronic form to the principal registrar who shall record the changes in the register, cancel the surrendered identity card and issue a new identity card in accordance with the new particulars. (7) Rule 8(3) and (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a certificate issued under this rule. (L.N. 29/1981, r. 7, L.N. 12/1989, r. 5, L.N. 295/1991, r. 2, L.N. 3/1997, L.N. 91/1998, r. 4, L.N. 169/2010, L.N. 154/2024, r. 7, L.N. 175/2025, r. 2.) 10. A registration officer may refuse to change the names of a registered person where the registered person requests the change in the names appearing on his identity card to include thereon the names of a deceased person. (L.N. 12/1989, r. 6.) 11. ed person requests the change in the names appearing on his identity card to include thereon the names of a deceased person. (L.N. 12/1989, r. 6.) 11. (1) Any registered person who ceases to be a citizen of Kenya shall, within twenty-four hours, surrender his identity card to the nearest immigration officer or police station or registration office or chief‘s office or send it by registered post to the Principal Registrar. (2) The officer to whom an identity card has been surrendered in accordance with this rule, other than the Principal Registrar, shall, as soon as possible, deliver it to the nearest registration office or send it by registered post to the Principal Registrar. (3) Before issuing a death certificate, under the Births and Deaths Registration Act (Cap. 149), a registrar of births and deaths shall recover the identity card of the deceased and deliver it to the District Registrar or send it by registered post to the Principal Registrar who shall amend the register accordingly. (4) Deleted by L.N. 154/2024, r. 8(b). (5) Any person who finds an identity card which does not belong to him, shall deliver it to the nearest registration office or police station or chief’s office or send it by registered post to the Principal Registrar. (L.N. 12/1989, r. 6, L.N. 219/1989, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 8.) 12. tation or chief’s office or send it by registered post to the Principal Registrar. (L.N. 12/1989, r. 6, L.N. 219/1989, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 8.) 12. (1) The Principal Registrar may issue a certificate of appointment to any registration officer appointed under section 4(2) of the Act in a form approved by the Cabinet Secretary. (2) A registration officer who has been issued with a certificate of appointment shall, when on duty, keep it on his person. (3) It shall be lawful for any person or authority to demand to see the certificate of appointment of any person who may be exercising the powers conferred upon registration officers under section 17 of the Act. (4) A registration officer whose services in the Public Service are for any reason terminated shall, within twenty-four hours of the termination deliver his certificate of appointment to the nearest 4 ublic Service are for any reason terminated shall, within twenty-four hours of the termination deliver his certificate of appointment to the nearest 4 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya District Registrar or the Principal Registrar; and a District Registrar shall deliver the certificate delivered to him under this subrule to the Principal Registrar. (L.N. 12/1989, r. 2.) 13. (1) The fees prescribed in respect of any matter under these Rules shall be the fees set out in the Sixth Schedule. (2) Despite subrule (1), the fees prescribed in the Sixth Schedule in respect of— (a) Duplicate/Replacement; and (b) Change of Particulars, shall be nil for the period commencing on the 30th April, 2026 and ending on the 30th October, 2026. (L.N. 154/2024, r. 9, L.N. 175/2025, r. 3, L.N. 76/2026, r. 2) FIRST SCHEDULE [r. 3] (L.N. 29/1981, r. 8, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2011, r. 2, L.N. 154/2024, r. 10.) FORM OF IDENTITY CARD FORM A FORM B 5 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya SECOND SCHEDULE [r. 5(1) (c), (d))] (L.N. 29/1981, r. 9, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2024, r. 11.) 6 ersons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya SECOND SCHEDULE [r. 5(1) (c), (d))] (L.N. 29/1981, r. 9, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2024, r. 11.) 6 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya FORM A JAMHURI YA KENYA/REPUBLIC OF KENYA SHERIA YA USAJILI WA WATU (Kifungu 107) REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT (Cap. 107) NAMBARI YA KITAMBULISHO ................................................................................ (Identity card No.) OMBI LA KITAMBULISHO/APPLICATION FOR IDENTITY CARD 1. Jina la Ukoo............................................................................................ Majina mengine................................................................................. (Surname, other names) 2. Tarehe ya Kuzaliwa.................................................................................. (Date of Birth) 3. Mume/Mke/Huntha................................................................................... (Male/Female/Intersex) 7 ....... (Date of Birth) 3. Mume/Mke/Huntha................................................................................... (Male/Female/Intersex) 7 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 4. Majina ya Baba................................ ID no............................................... (Father’s Names) 5. Majina ya Mama................................ ID no............................................... (Mother’s Names) 6. Marital status............................................................................................ 7. Majina ya Mume.................................... ID no................................... (Husband’s Full Names) 8. Kaunti Ndogo ya Kuzaliwa................................................................... (Sub County of Birth) 9. Kabila................................................................................................. (Tribe) 10. Ukoo.................................................................................................. (Clan) 12. Mlango............................................................................................. (Family) 13. County of Residence............................................................................. 14. .................................... (Family) 13. County of Residence............................................................................. 14. Kaunti ya Makao...................................................................................... (Sub County) 15. Tarafa....................................................................................................... (Division) 16. Eneo La Mbunge........................................................................................ (Constituency) 17. Mtaa........................................................................................................ (Location) 18. Mtaa Mdogo.............................................................................................. (Sub-location) 19. Kijiji.......................................................................................................... (Village/Estate) 20. Anwani....................................... Phone No............................................... (Home Address) 21. Kazi........................................................................................................... (Occupation) 8 .... (Home Address) 21. Kazi........................................................................................................... (Occupation) 8 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 22. Vyeti vya ushahidi ya maombi (Documents in support of application). (Tick where applicable.) ................................................................................................. 23. Nimetowa idhini ya maelezo kunihusu, kunakiliwa na kutumiwa kulingana na Sheria za Kenya (Data Protection act (Cap. 411C), Registration of Persons (Cap. 107), baada ya kupewa maelezo kamili. Maelezo haya yote ni ya kweli. I certify that all the information I have given about myself is correct having been informed of the purpose for which it is being collected and have given the same consensually and voluntarily and agree that the same to be used for lawful purposes in line with the provisions of; Data protection act (Cap. 411C), Registration of Persons (Cap. 107) Sahihi ............................................. (Signature) Tarehe ............................................. (Date) 9 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 24. Nathibitisha kwamba namjua muombaji na yale yote yaliyotolewa ni ya kweli. (I certify and know the applicant and the particulars given are correct). 10 athibitisha kwamba namjua muombaji na yale yote yaliyotolewa ni ya kweli. (I certify and know the applicant and the particulars given are correct). 10 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 25. Fingerprint verified by 26. I hereby authorize the above named to be registered in accordance with the provisions of the Registration of Persons Act (Cap. 107). Laws of Kenya. For the purposes of the Registration of Persons Act (Cap. 107), Laws of Kenya it is an offence to give any information or to make any statement which is false in a material particular and that any person convicted of the offence may be fined Ksh. 200,000 or imprisoned for eighteen months or both. ________________________________________________________________________________ Registration of Persons Act Cap. 107 and the attendant Regulations is in Compliance with the Data Protection Act (Cap. 411C). _________________________________ FORM B LIVE CAPTURE DIGITAL APPLICATION JAMHURI YA KENYA REPUBLIC OF KENYA SHERIA YA KITAIFA YA USAJILISHAJI WA WATU 11 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya (Kifungu 107) NATIONAL REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT (Cap. 107) 12 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 13 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 14 ) 12 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 13 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya 14 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya THIRD SCHEDULE [r. 5(1)(b)] (L.N. 29/1981, r. 10, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2024, r. 12.) F.P.Class .....................................………………....................………………....................……………… Surname ….................................……....…………… Other names ........................................... ROLLED IMPRESSIONS - RIGHT HAND 1. RIGHT THUMB 2. RIGHT FOREFINGER 3. RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER 4. RIGHT RING FINGER 5. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER 15 ............. ROLLED IMPRESSIONS - RIGHT HAND 1. RIGHT THUMB 2. RIGHT FOREFINGER 3. RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER 4. RIGHT RING FINGER 5. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER 15 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya FOLD ROLLED IMPRESSIONS—LEFT HAND 6. LEFT THUMB 7. LEFT FOREFINGER 8. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER 9. LEFT RING FINGER 10. LEFT LITTLE FINGER FOLD PLAIN IMPRESSIONS TAKEN SIMULTANEOUSLY LEFT HAND RIGHT HAND Note:-When a finger is amputated, deformed or so injured that the impression thereof cannot be obtained. The fact should be noted in the space provided for that impression. CIVIL STATUS DATA Home Postal Address.................................................................................................... Date of Birth................................................... Sub County................................... Division................................ Location.............................................................. Sub-location.......................... Tribe..............................Sex............................... Office of Issue................................................... Occupation................................ Marital Status...................... Signature of Holder.................................................. Occupation................................ Marital Status...................... Signature of Holder.................................................. Date........................................................................................................................... Name of Issuing Officer................................................................................................ Signature.......................................................... Date.......................................... FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 16 ............ Signature.......................................................... Date.......................................... FOR OFFICE USE ONLY 16 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya Fingerprint taken by............................................................................................ Desg........................................................... Date........................................ Fingerprint verified by.......................................................................................... Desg........................................................... Date........................................ F.P. Classified by.................................................................................................. Desg........................................................... Date........................................ F. P Tested by....................................................................................................... Desg........................................................... Date........................................ F. P Filed by.......................................................................................................... Desg........................................................... Date........................................ ......................................... Desg........................................................... Date........................................ FOURTH SCHEDULE [rr. 5(2), 8(2) & 9(5)] APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (L.N. 29/1981, r. 10, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2024, r. 13.) 17 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya REGULATION 103 (AMENDED 1995) FORM A REPUBLIC OF KENYA REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT (Cap. 107) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 1. Misc. Receipt No. ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Office of Issue ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Home Sub County __________________________________________________________________________ 4. Full Names __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Type of Application __________________________________________________________________________ 6. Address ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Name of Registration Officer ________________________________________________________________ 18 __________________________________________________ 7. Name of Registration Officer ________________________________________________________________ 18 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya MAIN THUMBPRINT Name and SIGNATURE __________________________________________ DATE _____________________________________ NOTE: This acknowledgement is not an identity card __________________________________ FORM B JAMHURI YA KENYA REPUBLIC OF KENYA SHERIA ZA USAJILI WA WATU (Kifungu 107) REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ACT (Cap. 107) APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 19 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya FIFTH SCHEDULE [r. 9(1)] (L.N. 29/1981, r. 10, L.N. 348/1995, r. 7, L.N. 154/2024, r. 14) Postal Address ............................................................................................................................. Ref. ID No. ................................................................................................................................... Misc. R. No. .................................................................................................................................. Date ............................................................................................................................................. 20 Date ............................................................................................................................................. 20 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya The Principal Registrar of Persons, National Registration Bureau, P.O. Box 57007, NAIROBI Thro’ The District Registrar of Persons ................................................................................................... ................................................................................................... Dear Sir, APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF PARTICULARS IN ID/CARD (This form will be issued against a non-refundable fee of KSh. 100) Name ........................................................ ID/No. .......................................... I am writing to request you to effect the following changes in my registration records: From To (a) Name ..................................................................... ............................................................ (b) Date of Birth .......................................................... ............................................................ (c) County .................................................................. ............................................................ ........... (c) County .................................................................. ............................................................ (d) Sub-County ........................................................... ............................................................ 21 (d) Sub-County ........................................................... ............................................................ 21 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya (e) Division ................................................................ ............................................................ (f) Location ................................................................ ............................................................ (g) Sub-location .......................................................... ........................................................... (h) Residential Address ................................................. ............................................................ 2. (a) My reason(s) for the proposed change(s) is/are as follows: ........................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................ (b) In support of these reasons, I attach the following documents showing places and the dates where and when they were obtained (to be numbered): (i) ....................................................................................................... when they were obtained (to be numbered): (i) ....................................................................................................... (ii) ........................................................................................................ (iii) ......................................................................................................... (iv) ......................................................................................................... (v) ......................................................................................................... Yours faithfully, (Rolled left thumbprint impression of the applicant) Signature .................................................................................................... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. HUSBAND’S CONFIRMATION I hereby confirm that .......................... is my lawful wife and that I have no objection for the Principal Registrar of Persons to include my Surname in my wife’s national identity card Name: 22 my lawful wife and that I have no objection for the Principal Registrar of Persons to include my Surname in my wife’s national identity card Name: 22 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya ID/No. ........................................................……………... (if applicable) Fingerprints Verified By ..................................................................... Desg ....................................................... Date ................................. Stamp and signature ......................................................................... 4. RECOMMENDATION OF THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR OF PERSONS (After interviewing the applicant, examining the documents produced, and any other relevant information): ................................................................................................................. .................................................................................................................. Signed ................................................................................................................ Name ................................................................................................................ ................................ Name ................................................................................................................ District Registrar of Persons Date ................................................................................................................ 5. PRINCIPAL REGISTRAR OF PERSON'S COMMENTS Changes approved/not approved for the following reasons: .............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................... Distribution: Signed ...................................... Original and Duplicate to the Principal Registrar. Name ....................................... 23 tion: Signed ...................................... Original and Duplicate to the Principal Registrar. Name ....................................... 23 The Registration of Persons Rules (Gazette Notice 894 of 1949) Kenya Triplicate to the applicant. Principal Registrar of Persons Quadruplicate to District Registrar. Date ..................................... SIXTH SCHEDULE [s. 16(e)] PRESCRIBED FEES (L.N. 154/2024, r. 15, L.N. 59/2025, r. 2) Fees Identity Card Fees Not Previously Registered (NPR) Nil Duplicate/Replacement Ksh 1,000 Change of Particulars Ksh 1,000 Identification Reports Ksh 1,000 Civil Servants Card Ksh 1,000 Staff Badges Ksh 1,000 24
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