Section A

High Court (Civil Cases): court fees

20 fee items, straight from the Judiciary's Court Fees Assessment Schedule. Fixed fees run from KSh 100 to KSh 500,000. Items marked as assessed move with the amount you are claiming.

High Court (Civil Cases) fees from the Court Fees Assessment Schedule
#	What you are filing	Fee
1	Liquidated claim, counterclaim or originating summons This one fee covers Plaint or counter claim or Originating Summons Verifying Affidavit Summons List of Witnesses List of Documents Statements Documents Agreed issues Pre-trial Questionnaires or Checklist Reply to defense or counterclaim	Assessed on the claim: KSh 2,000 to KSh 71,000
2	Unliquidated claim, originating summons or counterclaim. Further Court Fees will be paid based on the amount awarded upon determination of the case This one fee covers Plaint or counter claim or Originating Summons Verifying Affidavit Summons List of Witnesses List of Documents Statements Documents Pre-trial Questionnaires or Checklist Reply to defense or counterclaim	KSh 2,000
3	Memorandum of appearance	KSh 100
4	Defense This one fee covers Statement of defense List of witnesses List of Documents	KSh 500
5	Any type of application This one fee covers Application Affidavit Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty five Megabytes of data Order	KSh 1,500
6	Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty five Megabytes of data	KSh 300
7	Response to an application This one fee covers Affidavits Grounds of opposition or objection Submissions Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty five Megabytes of data	KSh 750
8	Notice of appeal to the Court of Appeal against a judgment or a ruling	KSh 450
9	Bill of costs This one fee covers Bill Certificate of Taxation Bundles of documents	KSh 500
10	Response to Bill of costs This one fee covers Replying affidavit Notice Preliminary objection Grounds of opposition Submissions	KSh 300
11	Objection to Taxation (Letter for objection)	KSh 100
12	Court Collection Fees This one fee covers Application for execution (Auctioneers) Legal Deposits	KSh 1,500
13	Application under certificate of urgency This one fee covers Certificate of urgency Affidavits Applications Orders Annexures for the first one hundred pages or twenty five Megabytes of data	KSh 2,250
14	Registration of non-pecuniary foreign Judgments for adoption This one fee covers Notice of motion or plaint Certified copy of foreign Judgment Affidavit Certified copy of decree	KSh 2,000
15	Registration of a pecuniary foreign Judgments for adoption This one fee covers Notice of motion or plaint Certified copy of foreign Judgment Affidavit Certified copy of decree	Assessed on the claim: KSh 2,000 to KSh 71,000
16	Any appeal or review from Subordinate Courts and Tribunals This one fee covers Notice of appeal Memorandum of appeal Records of appeal	KSh 1,550
17	Registration of arbitration awards This one fee covers Application or Letter Affidavit Certified copy of the Arbitration Award Decree or order	KSh 10,100
18	Election petition This one fee covers Petition Affidavits or statements Annexures List of witnesses	KSh 30,100
19	Election petition appeal from Lower Courts, Tribunal or Electoral Commission This one fee covers Notice of appeal Memorandum of appeal Record of appeal (Proceedings, Judgment, orders)	KSh 25,000
20	Security for costs - Election Petitions (Petition)	KSh 500,000

Source: The Judiciary of Kenya, Court Fees Assessment Schedule, section A, page 2 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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