ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Births and Deaths Registration Act
16A. Mode of registration of deaths occurring abroad
Edition: 2026-03-10 · In force
16A. Mode of registration of deaths occurring abroad
(1)A person notifying the death of a citizen of Kenya outside Kenya shall produce to the registrar the following evidence of the death—(a)firstly, either—(i)a certificate of death issued by the appropriate authority in the country abroad, with an English translation of the certificate if it is not in English; or(ii)if certificates of death are not issued in the country abroad, a certificate of the death given by the medical attendant or other person who attended the death; and(b)secondly, either—(i)if there is a Kenya Mission in the country abroad, a certificate of a member of the Mission that he is satisfied, from evidence produced to him and inquiries which he has made, that the particulars of the death given in the death certificate are correct; or(ii)if there is no Kenya Mission in the country, such other evidence as the registrar may require, and the person notifying the death shall certify in writing to the registrar the correctness and authenticity of the evidence which he produces.(2)Upon receiving the evidence required by subsection (1) of this section to be produced, the registrar shall forthwith enter the prescribed particulars of the death in the register of deaths occurring outside Kenya.