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Register a PBO

This form is to be completed by any organization seeking registration under the Public Benefit Organizations Act, CAP 134, Section 8 read together with regulations 8, 10, 12, and 14 of the Public Benefit Organizations Regulations 2026. All applicants are therefore advised to obtain and familiarise themselves with the Public Benefit Organizations Act, CAP 134 and the Public Benefit Organizations Regulations 2026.

 
 
 
  • Fill in the online application form
  • Upload all required documents
  • Pay for your application
  • Approval updates will be posted in your online profile as well as sent via SMS.

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  1. Personal particulars (contacts & addresses) for the proposed top three officials {Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and Board members} in the prescribed format.
  2. Scanned copy of the proposed organization constitution signed by all the board members.(PDF not exceeding 2.5 mb).
  3. Sample signatures of all the board members. All signatures should be in Blue ink on a plain white background.
  4. Scanned copies of current coloured passport-size photographs of the intended officials (size 2*2 taken on a white background)
  5. Valid police clearance certificate (not more than one year) or Notarised Police Clearance certificate from Country of residence for non-Kenyans.
  6. Scanned copy of the Bio-data page of the foreigner’s passport.
  7. Scanned minutes of the proposed organization resolving to register the PBO and election of the interim officials signed by the top three officials. The minutes must not be more than 14 days old from the date of the meeting.
  8. Contact details, physical and postal address of the proposed organization.
  9. List of counties the PBO intends to operate in (Maximum of 5). If need be to expand, a separate application post-registration will be required to be submitted to the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority.
  10. One-year estimated budget of the intended operations of the PBO.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. No organization will be allowed to operate as a PBO in Kenya without a valid certificate of registration issued by the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority.
  2. A registered organization will be subject to the Laws of Kenya.
  3. The applicant, {an official or authorised agent acting on behalf of the intended organisation}undertakes to confirm and acknowledge that they have read and understood the terms and conditions and further confirm that the information they submit is true to the best of their knowledge; that untrue information would be subject to cancellation of the certificate of registration.
  4. This application is for the purpose of registration only {other post-registration services are handled separately and independently but processed through the Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority}.
 
 
 
 
 

Service

Fee (Ksh)

Registration of National PBO

25,000

Registration of International PBO

45,000

Bestowment of PBO status

20,000

Exemption from registration of PBO

75,000