Section E
High Court (Admiralty Cases): court fees
7 fee items, straight from the Judiciary's Court Fees Assessment Schedule. Fixed fees run from KSh 300 to KSh 5,000. Items marked as assessed move with the amount you are claiming.
| # | What you are filing | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Issuing a writ whether in rem or in personam or filing counterclaim This one fee covers
| Assessed on the claim: KSh 2,000 to KSh 71,000 |
| 2 | Any application This one fee covers
| KSh 1,500 |
| 3 | Response to any application | KSh 750 |
| 4 | Bill of costs This one fee covers
| KSh 500 |
| 5 | Response to Bill of costs | KSh 300 |
| 6 | Court Collection Fees This one fee covers
| KSh 1,500 |
| 7 | Lodging a commission for the appraisement and sale of ship or any property - order | KSh 5,000 |
Source: The Judiciary of Kenya, Court Fees Assessment Schedule, section E, page 8 of the published PDF. In force from 1 July 2021. Transcribed by hand from the page image on 2026-09-14 because the published file carries no text layer.
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