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List of Government Agencies and Parastatals in Kenya

If you have been asking about a List of Government Institutions in Kenya, you are in the right place to get all of them.

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List of Federal Government Institutions in Kenya

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List Of Parastatals In Kenya with their respective ministries.

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Ministry

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Parastatals​​

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Interior and Coordination of National Government

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  • National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse

  • Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service

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2

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The National Treasury

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  • Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB)

  • Privatization Commission

  • Kenya Investment Authority

  • Insurance Regulatory Authority

  • Public Procurement Oversight Authority

  • Public Procurement Oversight Authority

  • Capital Market Authority

  • Deposit Protection Fund

  • National Bank of Kenya

  • Kenya Post Office Savings Bank

  • Consolidated Bank of Kenya

  • Retirements Benefit Authority

  • Kenya Reinsurance Corporation

  • Kenya Revenue Authority

  • Kenya Trade Network Agency

  • Competition Authority of Kenya

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3

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Foreign Affairs and International Trade

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4

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Defence

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  • Kenya Ordinance and Factories Corporation (KOFC)

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5

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Health

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  • Kenya Medical Laboratory Technician and Technologists Board

  • Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)

  • Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)

  • Kenya Medical Training College

  • Kenyatta National Hospital

  • Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

  • National Hospital Insurance Fund

  • National AIDS Control Council

  • National Quality Control Laboratories

  • Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital

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6

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Education, Science and Technology

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  • Chuka University

  • Commission for University Education

  • Cooperative University College

  • Dedan Kimathi University​​

  • Egerton University

  • Embu University​​

  • Garissa University​​

  • Higher Education Loans Board

  • Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

  • Jomo Kenyatta Foundation

  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

  • Karatina University​​

  • Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development

  • Kenya Literature Bureau

  • Multi-Media University of Kenya

  • Kenya National Commission for UNESCO

  • Kenya National Examinations Council

  • Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services

  • Kenyatta University

  • Kibabii University​​

  • Kirinyaga University​​

  • Kisii University

  • Laikipia University​​

  • Maasai Mara University

  • Machakos University​​

  • Maseno University

  • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

  • Meru University of Science and Technology

  • Moi University

  • Murang’a University College

  • National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation

  • Pwani University

  • Rongo University​​

  • School Equipment Production Unit

  • South Eastern Kenya Universtiy- SEKU

  • Taita Taveta University Technical Industrial, Vocational Entrepreneurships Training Authority

  • Technical University of Mombasa

  • The Technical University of Kenya

  • University of Eldoret

  • University of Kabianga

  • University of Nairobi

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7

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Transport and Infrastructure Development

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  • Kenya National Highways Authority (KENHA)

  • Kenya Airports Authority

  • Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

  • Kenya Ferry Services

  • Kenya Maritime Authority

  • Kenya National Shipping Line

  • Kenya Ports Authority

  • Kenya Railways Corporation

  • Kenya Roads Board

  • Kenya Rural Roads Authority

  • Kenya Urban Roads Authority

  • LAPSET Corridor Development Authority

  • National Transport & Safety Authority

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8

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Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands

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  • Constituency Development Fund Board

  • National Drought Management Authority

  • Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis

  • Kenya National Bureau of Statistics

  • Kenya School of Government

  • National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development

  • South-South Centre

  • Youth Enterprise Development Fund Board (YEDFB)

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Lands

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  • National Construction Authority

  • National Housing Corporation

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10

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Environment and Forestry

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  • Coast Development Authority

  • Coast Water Services Board

  • Ewaso Ng’iro North Development Authority

  • Ewaso Ng’iro South Development Authority

  • Kenya Forest Service

  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute

  • Kenya Water Towers Agency

  • Kenya Wildlife Service

  • Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA)

  • Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA)

  • National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA)

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Mining and Petroleum

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12

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Agriculture and Irrigation

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  • Agricultural Development Corporation

  • Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Authority

  • Agro-Chemical and Food Company

  • Bukura Agricultural College

  • Chemelil Sugar Company Limited

  • Coffee Development Fund

  • Commodities Fund

  • Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization

  • Kenya Animal Genetics Resource Centre

  • Kenya Dairy Board

  • Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute

  • Kenya Meat Commission

  • Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services

  • Kenya Seed Company Limited

  • Kenya Tsetse & Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council

  • Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Production Institute

  • Miwani Sugar Company Ltd

  • Mohoroni Sugar Company Ltd

  • National Biosafety Authority

  • National Cereals and Produce Board

  • National Irrigation Board

  • Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation

  • Nzoia Sugar Company

  • Pest Control Products Board

  • South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited (SONY)

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East African Community and Northern Corridor Development

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14

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Labour and Social Protection

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  • National Social Security Fund

  • National Social Security Assistance Authority

  • National Council for Persons with Disabilities

  • National Industrial Training Authority

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15

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Tourism and Wildlife

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  • Kenyatta International Conference Centre

  • Kenya Utalii College

  • Bomas of Kenya

  • Kenya Tourism Board

  • Tourism Regulatory Authority

  • Kenya Tourist Development Corporation

  • Kenya Safari Lodges and Hotels

  • Tourism Fund

  • Brand Kenya

  • Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustee

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Water and Sanitation

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17

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Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs

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18

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Energy

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  • Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)

  • Geothermal Development Company (GDC)

  • Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KENGEN)

  • Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)

  • Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board

  • Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)

  • Kenya Power and Lighting Company Limited (KPLC)

  • National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK)

  • Rural Electrification Authority (REA)

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Industrialisation and Enterprise Development

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  • Anti-Counterfeit Agency

  • East African Portland Cement Company Limited

  • Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA)

  • Kenya Bureau of Standards

  • Kenya Industrial Estates Ltd.

  • Kenya Industrial Property Institute

  • Kenya Industrial Research & Development Institute

  • Kenya Investment Authority

  • Kenya Leather Development Council

  • Kenya National Accreditation Service

  • New Kenya Co-operative Creameries

  • Numerical Machining Complex

  • Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority

  • Small and Micro Enterprises Authority

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Information, Communication and Technology

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  • Communications Authority of Kenya

  • Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

  • Information and Communications Technology Authority

  • Kenya Institute of Mass Communication

  • Kenya Year Book Editorial Board

  • Konza Technopolis Authority

  • Postal Corporation of Kenya

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21

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Sports and Heritage

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  • Kenya Academy of Sports

  • Kenya Film Classification Board

  • Kenya Film Commission

  • Kenya National Library Service

  • National Museums of Kenya

  • National Youth Council

  • Sports Kenya

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Office of the Attorney General

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  • Council of Legal Education

  • Kenya Copyright Board

  • Kenya Law Reform Commission

  • Kenya School of Law

  • Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration

  • National Council for Law Reporting

  • National Crime Research Centre
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They are further classified into 8 broad functional categories. These include;-

  • Financial
  • Commercial/manufacturing
  • Regulatory
  • Public Universities
  • Training and Research
  • Service
  • Regional Development Authorities
  • Tertiary Education and Training

Ministry

Parastatals​​

1

Financial

  • Kenya Investment Authority

  • IDB capital

  • Agricultural Finance Corporation

  • Consolidated Bank

  • Deposit Protection Fund Board

  • Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation

  • Industrial Development Bank

  • Kenya Industrial Estates

  • Kenya National Assurance Co.

  • Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation

  • Kenya Revenue Authority

  • Kenya Roads Board

  • Kenya Tourist Development Corporation

  • National Bank of Kenya

  • National Hospital Insurance Fund

  • National Social Security Fund

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Commercial & Manufacturing

  • Agro-Chemicals and Food Company

  • Chemelil Sugar Company

  • East African Portland Cement Company

  • Gilgil Telecommunications Industries

  • Jomo Kenyatta Foundation

  • Kenya Airports Authority

  • Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

  • Kenya Electricity Generating Company

  • Kenya Literature Bureau

  • Kenya Ordinance Factories Corporation

  • University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited

  • New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Ltd

  • Kenya Electricity Transmission Company

  • Kenya Pipeline Company

  • Kenya Ports Authority

  • Kenya Power and Lighting Company

  • Kenya Railways Corporation

  • Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

  • Kenya Safari Lodges and Hotels

  • Kenya Seed Company Limited

  • Kenya Wine Agencies

  • Kenyatta International Convention Centre

  • National Cereals and Produce Board

  • National Housing Corporation

  • National Oil Corporation of Kenya

  • National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation

  • Numerical Machining Complex

  • Nzoia Sugar Company

  • Postal Corporation of Kenya

  • Pyrethrum Board of Kenya

  • School Equipment Production Unit

  • South Nyanza Sugar Company

  • Telkom Kenya Limited

3

Public Universities

  • Chuka University

  • Cooperative University

  • Dedan Kimathi University​​

  • Egerton University

  • Embu University​​

  • Garissa University​​

  • Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology

  • Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

  • Karatina University​​

  • Multi-Media University of Kenya

  • Kenyatta University

  • Kibabii University College

  • Kirinyaga University College

  • Kisii University

  • Laikipia University College

  • Maasai Mara University

  • Machakos University College

  • Maseno University

  • Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

  • Meru University of Science and Technology

  • Moi University

  • Murang’a University​​

  • Pwani University

  • Rongo University

  • South Eastern Kenya Universtiy- SEKU

  • Taita Taveta University

  • Technical University of Mombasa

  • The Technical University of Kenya

  • University of Eldoret

  • University of Kabianga

  • University of Nairobi

4

Training and Research

  • Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service

  • Coffee Research Foundation

  • Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute

  • Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute

  • Kenya Institute of Administration

  • Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis

  • Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

  • Kenya Medical Research Institute

  • Kenya Sugar Research Foundation

  • National Museums of Kenya

  • Tea Research Foundation

  • Kenya Institute of Education

  • Kenya Education Staff Institute

5

Service Corporations

  • Agricultural Development Corporation

  • Bomas of Kenya

  • Central Water Services Board

  • Coast Water Services Board

  • Higher Education Loans Board

  • Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board

  • Kenya Ferry Services

  • Kenya National Library Services

  • Kenya Tourist Board

  • Kenya Wildlife Service

  • Kenyatta National Hospital

  • Lake Victoria North Water Services Board

  • Local Authorities Provident Fund

  • Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

  • Nairobi Water Services Board

  • National Aids Control Council

  • National Council for Law Reporting

  • National Sports Stadia Management Board

  • Northern Water Services Board

  • Rift Valley Water Services Board

  • Water Resources Management Authority

  • Water Services Trust Fund

  • Lake Victoria South Water Services Board

  • National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse

  • Athi Water Services Board

  • Kenya National Examination Council

6

Regional Development

  • Coast Development Authority

  • Ewaso Ng’iro North Development Authority

  • Ewaso Ng’iro South Development Authority

  • Kerio Valley Development Authority

  • Lake Basin Development Authority

  • Tana and Athi Rivers Development

7

Tertiary Education & Training

  • Cooperative College of Kenya

  • Kenya College of Communications Technology

  • Kenya Medical Training College

  • Kenya Utalii College

  • Kenya Water Institute

8

Regulatory

  • Kenya Veterinary Board

  • Kenya Leather Development Council

  • Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority

  • Capital Markets Authority

  • Catering and Tourism Development Levy Trustee

  • Coffee Board of Kenya

  • Commission for University Education

  • Communication authority​​

  • Council for Legal Education

  • Energy Regulatory Commission

  • Export Promotion Council

  • Horticultural Crops Development Authority

  • Kenya Bureau of Standards

  • Kenya Dairy Board

  • Kenya Industrial Property Institute

  • Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services

  • Kenya Sisal Board

  • Kenya Sugar Board

  • Maritime Authority

  • ​​ National Environment Management Authority

  • National Irrigation Board

  • Public Benefits Organizations Regulatory Authority

  • Tea Board of Kenya

  • Water Services Regulatory Board

  • Transport Licensing Board

  • Catering Training & Tourism Development Levy Trustees

  • Export Promotion Council

  • Export Processing Zones Authority

  • Kenya Bureau of Standards

 

  1. National Security & Intelligence Service
  2. Kenya Airports Authority
  3. Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
  4. Central Bank of Kenya
  5. Nairobi Securities Exchange
  6. KenGen
  7. Kenya Power
  8. Communication Authority of Kenya.
  9. Kenya Pipeline
  10. Kenya Civil Aviation Authority

List of Parastatals in Kenya

Here is a complete list of all parastatals in Kenya.

  • Geothermal Development Company.
  • Kenya leather development council board.
  • Kenya electricity transmission company (KETRACO).
  • Kenya pipeline company (KPL).
  • New Kenya co-operative creameries.
  • National cereals and produce board.
  • Kenya meat commission.
  • Anti-female genital mutilation board.
  • National bureau of statistics.
  • Consolidated bank board of directors.
  • National hospital insurance fund board.
  • National drought management authority.
  • Kenya medical training college board.
  • Kerio valley development authority.
  • Water resource management authority.
  • Lake Basin development authority
  • National water conservation and Pipeline Corporation.
  • Tana and Athi rivers development authority.
  • Kenya marine authority.
  • LAPSSET corridor development authority.
  • Kenya broadcast corporation.
  • Postal Corporation of Kenya.
  • Kenya information and communication board of directors.
  • National sports fund board of trustees.

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