GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 10181
THE JUDUCIARY COURT FEES ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the fees set out in the Schedules hereto shall apply to the lodging or filing of the respective documents in the relevant proceedings before the specified courts and tribunals. FIRST SCHEDULE FEES ASSESSMENT S/No. Fees description Fee (KSh.) A. Supreme Court 1. Petitions and references (1) Petition 10,000 (2) Response to a petition 5,000 (3) Notice of motion or interlocutory application 8,000 (4) Response or reply to application 4,000 (5) Notice of cross-appeal 3,000 (6) Security for costs 6,000 (7) Service fee within the city or town where the registry or sub-registry of the Court is situated . 500 (8) Service fee outside the city or town where the registry or sub-registry of the Court is situated 1,500 (9) Sealing an order
REGISTRATION
IT IS notified for the general information of the public that the fees set out in the Schedules hereto shall apply to the lodging or filing of the respective documents in the relevant proceedings before the specified courts and tribunals.
FIRST SCHEDULE
FEES ASSESSMENT
S/No. Fees description Fee (KSh.)
A. Supreme Court
1. Petitions and references
(1) Petition 10,000
(2) Response to a petition 5,000
(3) Notice of motion or interlocutory application
8,000
(4) Response or reply to application 4,000
(5) Notice of cross-appeal 3,000
(6) Security for costs 6,000
(7) Service fee within the city or town where the registry or sub-registry of the Court is situated .
(8) Service fee outside the city or town where the registry or sub-registry of the Court is situated
1,500
(9) Sealing an order 300
(10) Bill of costs:
(a) Bill
(b) Certificate of Taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
(11) Review of taxation (Notice of objection) 750
2. Applications
(1) Notice of motion or any other application 2,000
(2) An affidavit but not an affidavit attached to a notice of motion
(3) Giving notice under rule 30 of the Supreme
Court Rules
3,000
(4) Notice of objection or address of service 150
(5) Written submission 200
3. Presidential election petitions
(1) Petition 500,000
(2) Response to a petition 20,000
(3) Notice of motion 30,000
(4) Affidavit but not an affidavit annexed to a notice of motion
6,000
(5) Annexures, per folio 200
(6) Written submission, per folio 200
(7) Security for costs 1 ,000 ,000
B. Court of Appeal
1. Notice of motion:
(a) Notice of motion
(b) Supporting affidavit
(c) Order/Ruling
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
3,000
2. Certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate
(b) Notice of motion
(c) Supporting affidavit
(d) Order/Ruling
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
4,000
3. Any other application:
(a) Notice of motion
(b) Supporting affidavit
(c) Order/Ruling
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
2,000
4. Hearing of the application for each subsequent day of hearing or part thereof but not the first day (Hearing notice)
5. Affidavit but not an affidavit annexed to a notice of motion (Affidavit)
6. Reference from the ruling of one judge
(rule 54 (1))
(a) Application/Notice of motion
(b) Affidavit
(c) Letter
3,000
7. Notice of appeal from a criminal appeal
(Notice of appeal)
8. Notice of appeal from a civil appeal
(Notice of appeal)
9. Notice of address for service or notice of change of address
10. Appeal
(a) Memorandum of appeal
(b) Record of appeal
2,000
11. Bill of costs 2,000
12. Reply to bill of costs (Submissions) 200
13. Reference under rule 112 of the Court of
Appeal Rules (Letter)
1,000
14. Application under rule 47 (5) of the Court of Appeal Rules
2,000
15. Security for costs 6,000
16. Security for costs (election petition) 500,000
C. High Court (Civil Cases)
1. Liquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Agreed issues
(i) Pretrial questionnaires or checklist
(j) Reply to defence or counterclaim
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2. Memorandum of appearance
(Memorandum of Appearance)
3. Defence:
(a) Statement of defence
(6) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
4. Any type of application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Order
5. Annexures exceeding one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
6. Response to an application:
(a) Affidavits
(b) Grounds of opposition or objection
(c) Submissions
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
7. Notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal against a judgment or ruling (Notice of appeal)
8. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of Taxation
(c) Bundle of documents
9. Objection to taxation (letter of objection) 100
10. Court collection fees
(a) Application for execution
(Auctioneers)
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
11. Application under certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate of urgency
(b) Affidavit
(c) Application
(d) Order
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
2,250
12. Registration of a non-pecuniary foreign judgment for adoption:
(a) Notice of motion or plaint
(b) Copy of certified foreign judgment
(c) Affidavit
(d) Certified copy of decree
2,000
13. Registration of pecuniary foreign judgment for adoption:
(a) Notice of motion or plaint
(b) Copy of certified foreign judgment
( c) Affidavit
(d) Certified copy of decree
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
14. Any appeal or review from subordinate courts and tribunals:
(a) Notice of appeal
(h) MemOrandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
1,550
15. Registration of arbitration award
(a) Application or letter
10,100
(b) Affidavit
(c) Certified copy of the arbitration award
(d) Decree or order
16. Election petition:
(a) Election petition
(6) Affidavits or statements
(c) Annexures
(d) List of witnesses
30,100
17. Eection petition appeal from subordinate courts, tribunals or the Independent
Electoral and Boundaries Commission:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal (proceedings, judgment, order)
25,000
18. Security for costs in election petitions
(petition)
500,000
D. High Court (Criminal Cases)
1. Public prosecution:
(a) Charge sheet
(6) Statements
(c) Exhibits
—
2. Private prosecution:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures
(d) List of witnesses
(e) Order
(f) List of exhibits
5,000
3. Petition of appeal or revision in the High
Court:
(a) Memorandum of appeal or application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Annexures
(d) Order
4. All criminal applications:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures
(d) Order
5. Petition (Constitutional reference):
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) List of documents
(d) Order
6,000
6. Constitutional petition application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Annexures
(d) Order
1,000
7. Application for order of habeas corpus:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures
(d) Order
1,000
E. High Court (Family Cases)
I. Summons for confirmation of grant ofl probate:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Annexures
(d) Order
2. Filing any type of application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Order
1,500
3. Application under certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate
(b) Application
(c) Affidavits
(d) Annexures
1,500
4th December, 2020
(e) Order
4. Depositing, withdrawing or examining a will:
(a) Will
(b) Letter to deposit or withdraw will
5. Petition for re-sealing grant:
(a) P&A 81 — Petition to High Court by personal representative
(b) P&A 82 — Petition to High Court by
Attorney-General
(c) Certified grant by foreign court
(d) Affidavits
(e) Order
1,300
6. Entering a caveat [rule 15 (2)] — Caveat 500
7. Every citation:
(a) Citation
(b) Affidavit
8. Adoption matters:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Order
(d) Reports
3,500
9. All appeals:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
1,550
10. Notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal
(Notice)
11. Miscellaneous applications under the mental Health Act:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Medical report
(d) Order
1,000
12. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
13. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
14. Objection to taxation (Letter of objection) 100
15. Civil suits of a liquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Questionnaire
(i) Agreed issues
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
16. Civil suits of unliquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons.
Please note that further court fees shall be paid based on the amount awarded on the determination of the case:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Dqcuments
2,000
17. Petitioni other than by the Public Trustee:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Sureties
(d) Chief's letter
(e) Certified copy of death certificate
2,000
(f) Consent
(g) Will (Testate application)
18. Filing answer or objection to petition
(Notice of objection)
1,000
19. Revocation of grant:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexure
(d) Order
1,500
20. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
F. High Court (Commercial and Tax Cases)
1. Liquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons after one million shillings (L N. No. 59):
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Pre-trial questionnaire or checklist
(i) Agreed issues
(j) Reply to defense or counterclaim
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
2. Unliquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons. Please note that further court fees shall be paid based on the amount awarded on the determination of the case:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Pre-trial questionnaire or checklist
(i) Agreed issues
(j) Reply to defense or counterclaim
2,000
3. Memorandum of appearance
(Memorandum of appearance)
4. Defence:
(a) Statement of defence
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
5. A type of application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Order
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Form 5D — Application for execution
(f) Form 7D — Warrant of attachment
(g) Form 26D — Warrant of sale
(h) Form 23 — Notice to show cause
(i) Warrant of arrest
1,500
6. Response to an application:
(a) Affidavits
(b) Grounds of opposition or objection
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Answer to petition
(e) List of documents
(f) List of witnesses
(g) Statements
(h) Notice to appear
7. Re-issue of warrants:
(a) Letter
(b) Return of original warrants
8. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
9. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
10. Objection to taxation (Letter of objection) 100
11. Registration of non-pecuniary foreign judgment for adoption:
(a) Notice of motion or plain
(b) Certified copy of foreign judgment
(c) Affidavit
(d) Certified copy of decree
2,000
12. Registration of pecuniary foreign judgment for adoption:
(a) Notice of motion or plain
(b) Certified copy of foreign judgment
(c) Affidavit
(d) Certified copy of decree
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
13. Substantive application for insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings under the
Insolvency Act, 2015:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavits
(c) Certificate of compliance
(d) Certified copy of certificate of incorporation
(e) Gazettement of the petition
(f) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
10,000
14. Insolvency notice or statutory demand:
(a) Statutory notice
(b) Proof of debt
1,000
15. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(Auctioneers)
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
16. Petitions under the Companies Act, 2015:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavits
(c) Statements
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
3,000
17. Registration of arbitration awards:
(a) Application or letter
(b) Affidavit
(c) Certified copy of the arbitration award
(d) Decree or order
10,100
G. High Court (Admiralty Cases)
1. Issuing a writ in rem or writ in personam or filing counterclaim:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Pre-trial questionnaire or checklist
(i) Reply to defence or counterclaim
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
2. Any application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
1,500
3. Response to application:
(a) Affidavit
(b) Grounds of opposition or objection
(c) Submissions
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Answer to petition
(f) List of documents
(g) List of witnesses
(h) Statements
(i) Notice to appear
4. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
5. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
6. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
7. Lodging a commission for the appraisal and sale of a ship or any property (Order)
5,000
H. High Court (Judicial Review Cases)
1. Leave to file judicial review:
(a) Application
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Statements
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
1,500
2. Substantive notice of motion:
(a) Statements
(b) Application
(c) Affidavit
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
10,575
3. All other applications:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Order
1,500
4. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
5. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
6. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
7. Response to application:
(a) Affidavit
(b) Grounds or opposition or objection
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Answer to petition
(e) List of documents
(f) List of witnesses
(g) Statements
(h) Notice to appear
8. Application under certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate of urgency
(b) Affidavit
(c) Application
2,250
4th December, 2020
(d) Order
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
9. Notice of appeal 450
I. High Court (Constitutional and Human Rights Cases)
1. Petition but not a petition for the enforcement of Article 22 (3) of the
Constitution:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Statements
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) List of documents
(f) List of witnesses
6,125
2. Reply to petition:
(a) Statement of defence
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
1,500
3. Any type of application:
(a) Application
(h) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Order
1,500
4. Application under certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate of urgency
(b) Affidavit
(c) Application
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Order
2,250
5. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
6. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
7. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
8. Notice of appeal 450
J. High Court (Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Cases)
1. Liquidated civil suit, counterclaim or originating summons:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Questionnaire
(h) Agreed issues
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
2. Unliquidated civil suit, counterclaim or originating summons. Further court fees shall be paid based on the amount awarded on determination of the case:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(/) Statements
(g) Documents
2,000
3. Memorandum of appearance 100
4. Defence:
(a) Statement of defence
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
5. Leave to file judicial review:
(a) Application
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Statements
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
1,500
6. Application for judicial review for an order of mandamus, prohibition and certiorari:
(a) Statements
(b) Application
(c) Affidavit
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Order
10,575
7. Constitutional petition:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Statements
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) List of documents
(f) List of witnesses
6,125
8. Reply to petition:
(a) Statement of defence
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
1,500
9. Any type of application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(d) Order
1,500
10. Criminal appeals, revisions or rulings from subordinate courts:
(a) Certified copy of the proceedings, ruling or judgment
(b) Letter
11. Memorandum of appeal:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
1,550
12. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
13. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(r) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
K. Environment and Land Court
1. Liquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or origination summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Pre-trial questionnaire or checklist
(i) Agreed issues
(j) Reply to defence or counterclaim
2,000 and a
71,000.
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
maximum of Ksh.
2. Unliquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons. Further court fees shall be paid based on the amount awarded on the determination of the case:
(a) Plaint, counterclaim or originating
2,000 summons
(b) Verifying affidavit
(c) Summons
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Statements
(g) Documents
(h) Pre-trial questionnaire or checklist
(i) Reply to defence or counterclaim
3. Memorandum of appearance 100
4. Defence:
(a) Statement of defence
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
5. Any type of application:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Order
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Form 5D - Application for execution
(f) Form 7D - Warrant of attachment
(g) Form 26D - Warrant of sale
(h) Form 23 - Notice to show cause
(i) Warrant of arrest
1,500
6. Response to application:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Submission
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) List of authorities
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
7. Notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal against judgment or ruling
8. Registration of arbitration awards:
(a) Application or letter
(b) Affidavit
(c) Application
(d) Order
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
2,250
9. Substantive notice of motion:
(a) Statement
(b) Application
(c) Affidavit
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
10,575
10. Bill of costs:
(a) Bill of costs
(b) Certificate of taxation
(c) Bundles of documents
11. Response to bill of costs:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Notice of preliminary objection
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) Submissions
12. Court collection fees:
(a) Application for execution
(b) Legal deposits
1,500
13. Appeal from subordinate court or tribunal:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
1,550
14. Response to notice of appeal (Notice of address)
L. Employment and Labour Relations Court
1. Petition but not a petition for the enforcement of Article 22 (3) of the
Constitution:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
6.000
(c) List of documents
(d) Order
2. Reply to petition:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Documents
(c) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
6,000
3. Statement of claim or counterclaim:
(a) Memorandum of claim or counterclaim
(b) List of witnesses
(c) List of documents
(d) Witness statements
(e) Documents
(f) Summons
1,500
4. Any application including interlocutory applications, replies, reviews of awards, responses to applications for review and applications for execution:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavits
(c) Order
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Form 5D - Application for execution
(f) Form 7D - Warrant of attachment
(g) Form 26D - Warrant of sale
(h) Form 23 - Notice to show cause
(i) Warrant of arrest
1,000
5. Applications under certificates of urgency:
(a) Certificate of urgency
(b) Affidavit
(c) Application
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(e) Order
2,000
6. Reply to claim:
(a) Memorandum of reply
(h) List of documents
(c) Lust of witnesses
(d) Documents
(e) Witness statements
(f) Agreed issues
(g) Questionnaire
1,500
7. Leave to file judicial review:
(a) Affidavit
(b) Application
(c) Order
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
1,500
8. Substantive notice of motion:
(a) Affidavit
(b) Application
(c) Order
(d) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
10,575
9. Appeals from the decision of the Registrar of Trade Unions:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
3,000
10. Appeals from the decision of the Cabinet
Secretary:
(a) Notice of appeal
(h) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
2,000
11. Appeals from the decision of subordinate courts or tribunals:
(a) Notice of appeal
(b) Memorandum of appeal
(c) Record of appeal
1,500
12. Response to notice of appeal (Notice of 100
4th December, 2020 address)
13. Reply to appeal (Replying affidavit) 1,500
14. Bill of costs 500
15. Reply to Bill of costs 300
16. Court collection fees 1,500
17. Collective bargaining agreements:
(a) Collective bargaining agreement
(b) Letter from the Salaries and
Remuneration Commission
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M. Magistrates' Courts (Civil Cases)
1. Liquidated claim, counterclaim, originating summons or originating motion
Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
2. Unliquidated claim, counterclaim, originating summons or originating motion. Further court fees shall be paid based on the amount awarded on the determination of the case.
2,000
3. Filing memorandum of appearance 100
4. Defence 500
5. Any type of application:
(a) Application for warrant of attachment and sale
(h) Application to set aside sale
(c) Application for execution of decree or order
(d) Application for stay of execution of decree
(e) Miscellaneous application
1,000
6. Response to application:
(a) Replying affidavit
(b) Submission
(c) Grounds of opposition
(d) List of authorities
(e) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
7. Annexures exceeding one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
8. Assessment of costs:
(a) Request letter
(b) Decree
(c) Certificate of cost
9. Objection to assessed costs 100
10. Court collection fees 1,500
11. Election petition 15,100
12. Security for costs in election petitions 100,000
13. Divorce causes:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures
(d) Notice to appear
1,000
14. Divorce petition for a marriage celebrated outside Kenya:
(a) Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Annexures
(d) Notice to appear
1,500
15. Appeals from decisions of Registrar of
Marriages
16. Cross-appeal or objector 750
N. Magistrates' Courts (Family Cases)
1. Succession or inheritances cases (testate or intestate):
(a) P&A 79 - Petition with letters of administration with annexed written or oral will
(b) P7A 78 - Proof of oral will
(Affidavit)
(c) P& A 80 - Petition
2,000
(d) P7A 5 - Supporting affidavit
(e) P&A 11 - Justification of proposed surety
(f) P&A 57 - Guarantee by personal sureties
(g) P&A 38 - Consent
(h) Chief's letter
(i) Death certificate
(j) Proof of ownership
2. Deposit, withdrawal or inspection of will:
(a) Will
(b) Letter to deposit or withdraw will
3. Petition for re-sealing of grant of letters:
(a) P&A 81 - Petition to High Court by personal representative
(b) P&A 82 - Petition to High Court by the Attorney-general
(c) Certified grant of letters by foreign court
(d) Affidavit
(e) Order
1,300
4. Entering a caveat [rule 15 (2)] (Caveat) 500
5. Every citation:
(a) Citation
(b) Affidavit
6. Ad litem:
(a) Form 90B - Petition
(b) Affidavit
(c) Certified death certificate
(d) Police abstract
(e) Form 38 - Consent
1,000
0. Magistrates' Courts (Criminal Cases)
1. Miscellaneous criminal applications - private applications for anticipatory bail
2. Applications for private prosecution 1,485
3. Issuance of summons 1,000
4. Hearing after the first hearing for each day or part thereof
1,000
P. Magistrates' Courts (Chiildren Cases)
1. All children matters I -
Q. Magistrates' Courts (Employment and Labour Relations
Cases)
1. Statement of claim or counterclaim:
(a) Memorandum of claim or counterclaim
(b) List of witnesses
(c) Witness statements
(d) List of documents
(e) Documents
(f) Summons
1,000
2. Reply to claim 500
3. A type of application 1,000
4. Court collection fees 1,500
5. Assessment of costs:
(a) Request letter
(h) Decree
(c) Certificate of costs
6. Objection to assessed costs 100
R. Kadhis' Courts
1. Plaint, originating summons or counterclaim:
(a) Plaint
(b) Taking particulars of plaint originating summons or counterclaim
(c) Verifying affidavit
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
(g) Summons to enter appearance
1,500
2. Defence:
(a) Memorandum of appearance
(b) Statement of defence or answer to petition
(c) Statement of admission
(d) List of witnesses
(e) List of documents
(f) Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
3. Reply to defence or counterclaim 100
4. All applications:
(a) Notice of motion, chamber summons or miscellaneous application
(b) Order
(c) Decree
(d) Certificate
(e) Notice to show cause
(j) Warrant of arrest
(g) Warrant of attachment
(h) Proclamation
(i) Warrant of sale
(j) Return of warrant
(k) Notice of sale
5. Application under certificate of urgency:
(a) Certificate of urgency
(b) Notice of motion, chamber summons or miscellaneous application
(c) Order
6. Request for judgment:
(a) Request
(b) Affidavit
7. Attestation, commissioning or certification 100
8. Advisory opinion on marriage, divorce, succession or matters of personal status
9. Informal divorce 500
10. Probate application:
(a) Application for grant
(b) Application for confirmation of grant
(c) Citation
I ,000
11. Marriage cause (certification) 500
12. Solemnisation of mania .e 2,000
13. Marriage cause - Marriage celebrated outside Kenya (Certification)
1,000
14. Objection to a petition 300
15. Revocation of grant of letters 250
16. Kafala (guardianship) application -
17. Commissioning of marriage affidavit 200
S. Tribunals
1. Liquidated claim or plaint:
(a) Verifying affidavit
(b) List of documents
(c) List of witnesses
(d) Statements
Second Schedule
Assessed according to the and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
2. Unliquidated claim, plaint or complaint:
(a) Verifying affidavit
(b) List of documents
(c) List of witnesses
(d) Statements
1,000
3. List of documents or authorities:
(a) Documents
(b) Authorities
4. Bundle of documents 300
5. Memorandum of appeal I 500
6. Reply to appeal 1,500
7. Memorandum of appearance 200
8. Defence or reply to statement of claim
(verifying affidavit)
9. Certificate of urgency 100
10. Application:
(a) Supporting affidavit
(b) Annexures
11. Reply to application 500
12. Registration of consent 1,000
13. Service within twenty kilometres 500
14. Service outside twenty kilometres 1,000
15. Affidavit 100
16. Notice of appointment, change of advocates or intention to act in person
17. List of witnesses 100
18. Witness statements 100
_19. Witness summons 100
Bill B 11 of costs 1,000
21. Court adjournment 500
22. Copies of proceedings and judgment
(certified)
1,000
23. Copies of proceedings and judgment
(uncertified)
24. Filing of expert report 1,000
25. Refund of deposits 5% of amount paid into court
26. Distress for rent Assessed according to the
Second Schedule and subject to a minimum of Ksh.
2,000 and a maximum of Ksh.
71,000.
27. Termination of tenancy 5% of annual rent
28. Alteration of tenancy 5% of annual rent
29. Inspection of premises 500
T. Competition Tribunal (General)
I. Administrative fee 5,000
2. Appeal from the decision of the
Competition Authority
1% of value of the subject matter before the Tribunal but not less than
Ksh. 70,000
3. Any other matter where the value of the subject matter cannot be ascertained or is not provided for
50,000
4. Cross-appeal 1% of value of the subject matter before the Tribunal but not less than
Ksh. 50,000
5. Conservatory orders or injunctions 50,000
6. Applications under Part IV of the
Competition Act, 2010 by individuals
5,000
7. Replying affidavit 2,000
8. Notice of appeal 1,000
9. Notice of appearance 1,000
10. For any other reply or counter-statement 5,000
11. Copies of judgment, order or other document used in proceedings before the
Tribunal, per page
12. Fee for certification of judgment, order or other document used in proceedings before the Tribunal, per document
1,000
13. File perusal 100
14. Adjournment fee 100,000
U. Competition Tribunal (Review of Merger Determinations)
1. Where the combined assets or turnover for the acquirer and target companies exceed five hundred million shillings but does not exceed one billion shillings
Ksh. 50,000 and
Ksh. 5,000 for each Ksh.
10,000,000 in excess of Ksh.
500,000,000
2. Where the combined assets or turnover for the acquirer and target companies exceed one billion shillings but does not exceed fifty billion shillings
Ksh. 85,000 and
Ksh. 10,000 for each Ksh, 100,000,000 in excess of Ksh.
1,000p00p00
3. Where the combined assets or turnover of the the acquirer and target companies exceeds fifty billion shillings
Ksh. 1,000,000 and Ksh. 20,000 for each Ksh.
200,000,000 in excess of Ksh.
4th December, 2020
50,000,000,000
4. Any other matter not provided for Ksh. 25,000
V. Industrial Property Tribunal
S/No. Fees description
Local fee
(KSh.)
Form
Foreign fee (US$) No.
1. Appeal under section 27 (7) of
Industrial Property Act
5,000 150 1
2. Appeal under section 71 15,000 400 2
3. Appeal under section 80 (11) 15,000 400 3
4. Appeal under section 101 (3) 15,000 400 4
5. Any other appeal from a decision of the Managing
Director
15,000 400 5
6. Counterstatement to application to extend time other than under sections 72 (1) or 73
2,000 50 6
7. Reply or counterstatement other than under sections 72 (1) or 73
10,000 3,00 6
8. Application for order under section 66
15,000 400 7
9. Application under section 72
(1) or request under section 73
15,000 400 8
10. Publication fee [rules 11 (6)
18]
3,000 50 -
11. Reply to application under section 72 (1) or request under section 73
15,000 400 9
12. Application for cancellation of compulsory license under section 77 (1) or (2)
15,000 400 10
13. Application for variation of terms of a compulsory license under section 77 (3)
15,000 400 11
14. Application for fixing terms under section 79 (5)
12,000 3,000 13
15. Request under section 103 (1) 15,000 400 14
16. Request under section 106 15,000 400 16
17. Request under section 107 (1) 15,000 400 17
18. Request under section 108 (1) 15,000 400 18
19. Withdrawal of appeal application or request
1,000 50 19
20. Application to extend time 2,000 50 21
21. Application for an order under section 114 (1)
6,000 150 21
22. Application to fix remuneration under section 34 (5)
8,000 200 23
23. Reference under section 118 (I) 10,000 mm 24
24. Appointment of agent 1,000 50 26
25. Copies of judgment, order or other document used in proceedings before the
Tribunal, per page
20 5 27
26. Copies of other documents, per document
500 10 27
27. Certification of documents, per document
1,000 50 27
W. Court Annexed Mediation
S/No. Fees description
Requisite fees
(KSh.)
1. Application for accreditation as a mediator 1,000
2. Annual subscription for mediators 10,0000
3. Filing mediation agreement reached out of court 1,000
4. Filing a matter directly to court annexed mediation
2,000
5. Referring a matter from a court to court annexed mediation
-
X. General Fees
1. Advocates admission 1,000
2. Notaries public appointments 1,500
3. Court library membership and annual subscription 500
4. Commissioning affidavit when not filed in case 200
5. Adjournment fees on application by a party appearing in a superior court
2,000
6. Adjournment fees on application by a party 500 appearing in a subordinate court
7. Service fees within a radius of twenty kilometres 500
8. Service fees outside a radius of twenty kilometres 1,000
9. Annexures exceeding one hundred pages or twenty-five megabytes of data
10. Request for decree, order or certificate of costs
(Letter)
1 1 . Request for decree for appeal
12. Notice of address for service or change of address 100
13. Request for ruling, judgment or proceedings
(Letter)
1,000
14. Filing of consent or withdrawal of suit:
(a) Consent
(b) Letter to conclude a case
-
15. Application to sue as a pauper:
(a) Application
(h) affidavit
16. Application for reconstruction of file:
(a) Application
(b) Affidavit
(c) Copies of filed documents
SECOND SCHEDULE
COURT FEES ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
HIGH COURT AND SUBORDINATE COURTS
(LIQUIDATED CLAIMS SCHEDULE)
SINo.
Amount claimed
Requisite fee
(KSsh.)
From
(KSh.)
To
(KSh.)
1. 0 30,400 2,000
2. 30,401 50,000 2,000
3. 50,001 100,000 2,000
4. 100,001 150,000 2,000
5. 150,001 200,000 2,000
6. 200,001 250,000 5,000
7. 250,001 300,000 5,000
8. 300,001 350,000 5,000
9. 350,001 400,000 5,000
10. 400,001 450,000 5,000
11. 450,001 500,000 5,000
12. 500,001 550,000 10,000
13. 550,001 600,000 10,000
14. 600,001 650,000 10,000
15. 650,001 700,000 10,000
16. 700,001 750,000 10,000
17. 750,001 800,000 10,000
18. 800,001 850,000 10,000
19. 850,001 900,000 10,000
20. 900,001 950,000 10,000
21. 950,001 1,000,000 10,000
22. 1,000,001 1,050,000 10,000
23. 1,050,001 1,100,000 20,000
24. 1,100,001 1,150,000 30,000
25. 1,150,001 1,200 ,000 40,000
26. 1,200,001 1,250,000 50,000
27. 1,250,001 1,300,000 60,000
28. 1,300,001 1,350,000 70,000
29. 1,350,001 1,400,000 70,000
30. Above 1,400,000 70,000
Dated the 24th November, 2020.
DAVID K. MARAGA, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court.
Dated the 24th November, 2020.
DAVID K. MARAGA,
Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court.