Section J
Magistrate Court: Civil Cases: court fees
16 fee items, straight from the Judiciary's Court Fees Assessment Schedule. Fixed fees run from KSh 100 to KSh 100,000. Items marked as assessed move with the amount you are claiming.
| # | What you are filing | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquidated claim, originating summons, originating motion or counterclaim | Assessed on the claim: KSh 2,000 to KSh 71,000 |
| 2 | Unliquidated claim, originating summons, originating motion or counterclaim. Provided that Further Court Fees will be paid based on the amount awarded upon determination of the case | KSh 2,000 |
| 3 | Memorandum of appearance | KSh 100 |
| 4 | Defense | KSh 500 |
| 5 | Any type of application This one fee covers
| KSh 1,000 |
| 6 | Response to applications This one fee covers
| KSh 500 |
| 7 | Annexures exceeding one hundred pages or twenty five Megabytes of data | KSh 300 |
| 8 | Assessment of costs This one fee covers
| KSh 500 |
| 9 | Objection to assessed costs | KSh 100 |
| 10 | Court Collections Fees | KSh 1,500 |
| 11 | Election Petition | KSh 15,100 |
| 12 | Security for costs - Election Petitions | KSh 100,000 |
| 13 | Divorce causes This one fee covers
| KSh 1,000 |
| 14 | Divorce for marriages cerebrated outside Kenya This one fee covers
spelling "cerebrated" is as printed in the schedule | KSh 1,500 |
| 15 | Appeals from Registrar of Marriages | KSh 750 |
| 16 | Cross appeals or objector | KSh 750 |
Source: The Judiciary of Kenya, Court Fees Assessment Schedule, section J, page 14 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.
The registry assesses your fee. Treat this as what to expect, not a quotation, and nothing here is legal advice. paybillke is independent and not affiliated with the Judiciary of Kenya.