To register a Deed poll in Kenya, below are the steps that should be undertaken by the applicant:

Step 1: You shall be required to obtain a letter from your local area chief confirming that he knows you and your residence;

Step 2: Fingerprints: You shall need to visit your nearest center issuing national identification cards to have your fingerprints taken, where you shall fill a form, have your fingerprints taken and await a report for the same within a week;

Step 3: We shall prepare the Deed poll and an affidavit for your execution;

Step 4: We shall then submit the following documents for registration of the Deed poll to the registrar:

• The Letter from the Chief;
• The finger print report;
• Executed and witnessed deed poll and affidavit;
• Affidavit sworn by a person who has known you for more than ten (10) years;
• A copy of your identity card and KRA PIN Certificate;
• Two (2) passport size photographs;
• Birth Certificate;
• Marriage certificate (where applicable);
• Divorce certificate (where applicable);
• Parent’s identity cards.

Step 5: Gazettement: We shall proceed to prepare a gazette notice to have the same gazetted for sixty (60) days to allow for any objections on the same;

Step 6: After lapse of the 60 days, we shall then submit the original gazette notice and your National identity card to facilitate issuance of a new identity card with your new name.

Please contact us if you require further advise on the above subjects or require us to register a Deed poll on your behalf.
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