Kenya license plates
Format, region codes and a plate generator for Kenya.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Kericho Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Eldoret Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Nyeri Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Kitale Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Murang'a (Fort Hall) Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Mombasa Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Nairobi Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Nakuru Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Kisumu Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Nanyuki Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Kisii Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Kiambu Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Machakos Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Lamu Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. | |
| Isiolo Regional series of 1950–1980 or a district letter used before 1950. Numbering has been national since 1980. |
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.
