Kenya license plates

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Plate types

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Country code

EAK is the international code of the country of registration.

No region code

You cannot tell the region from this country's plates.

Series and number

Letters and digits — the registration itself.

County

The first characters are the code of the county where the car is registered: The county where the car is registered is shown separately on the plate:

A Kenyan plate is K, two more letters, three digits and a letter (KDK 101A). It is a single national sequence, and the plate carries no region; the KE… series starts in August 2026. The 2022 NTSA plates have the flag at top left with a hologram below it. The front plate is white, the rear yellow; older KAA 123 plates have no final letter and no flag.

Region codes

15 regions

Region	Code
KerichoRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	D
EldoretRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	F
NyeriRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	G
KitaleRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	J
Murang'a (Fort Hall)Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	K
MombasaRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	KA KJ KT A
NairobiRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	KB KF KG KH KK KM KN KP KQ KR KV B H T W
NakuruRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	KC KL KS C
KisumuRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	KD KU E
NanyukiRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	KE Y
KisiiRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	L
KiambuRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	N
MachakosRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	Q
LamuRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	S
IsioloRegional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980.	V

History

Until 1950 the district was shown by a single letter with a number 1–999 (A for Mombasa; B, H, T and W for Nairobi). From 1950 to 1980 numbers began with K and a regional letter (KB… Nairobi, KA… Mombasa, KC… Nakuru, KD… Kisumu, KE Nanyuki). Since 1980 numbering has been national; the final letter appeared in 1989 and plates with the flag and chip in August 2022.