The Births and Deaths Registration Rules
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A certificate of birth issued by the Principal Registrar under section 26(3) of the Act shall be a certificate in Form No. 4 or a certificate in Form No. 5, in the Schedule to these Rules, and any person on payment of the prescribed fee shall be entitled to obtain from the Principal Registrar a birth certificate:Provided that where the entry in the register of birth is marked ‘Adopted’, ‘Re-adopted’ and the court which made the adoption order has specified a name or surname which the registered person is to bear instead of the original, then such name or surname shall be inserted in the birth certificate in place of the original name or surname.”[L.N. 153/2024, r. 9.]Source: Kenya Law