As of June 17th, 2024, compiled by Nyongesa Sande, here is the updated list of all parastatals in Kenya. These state corporations are organizations and companies in which the Kenyan government holds the majority of shares, providing significant control. Established under Section 3 of the State Corporations Act, Cap 446, by an act of Parliament, or under the Companies Act, these entities play crucial roles across various sectors of the Kenyan economy.
Agricultural Sector
- Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)
- Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
- National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB)
- Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)
- Kenya Sugar Board (KSB)
- Coffee Board of Kenya
- Kenya Dairy Board
Education and Training
- Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
- Higher Education Loans Board (HELB)
- Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC)
- Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service (KUCCPS)
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TVETA)
Energy Sector
- Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen)
- Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC)
- Geothermal Development Company (GDC)
- Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)
- Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC)
Financial Services
- Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
- Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)
- Capital Markets Authority (CMA)
- Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA)
- Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC)
- Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA)
Health Sector
- Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA)
- National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
- Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service
Industrial and Commercial Development
- Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI)
- Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest)
- Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS)
- Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC)
Infrastructure and Transport
- Kenya Airports Authority (KAA)
- Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA)
- Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)
- Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC)
- Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA)
Tourism Sector
- Kenya Tourism Board (KTB)
- Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
- Kenya Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC)
Water and Environment
- National Environment Management Authority (NEMA)
- Water Resources Management Authority (WRMA)
- Kenya Water Towers Agency
- National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation (NWCPC)
Communications and Technology
- Communications Authority of Kenya (CA)
- Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
- Kenya Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Authority
- Postal Corporation of Kenya
List Of Parastatals In Kenya
| List Of Parastatals In Kenya | |
| 1. | Agricultural Development Corporation |
| 2. | Agricultural Finance Corporation |
| 3. | Agriculture and Food Authority |
| 4. | Agro-Chemical & Food Company Limited |
| 5. | Alupe University |
| 6. | Anti FGM Board |
| 7. | Anti-Counterfeit Authority |
| 8. | Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya |
| 9. | Assets Recovery Agency |
| 10. | Athi Water Works Development Agency |
| 11. | Bandari Maritime Academy |
| 12. | Biosafety Appeals Board |
| 13. | Bukura Agricultural College |
| 14. | Kenya BIOVAX Institute Limited |
| 15. | Bomas of Kenya Limited |
| 16. | Business Registration Service |
| 17. | Capital Markets Authority |
| 18. | Central Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency |
| 19. | Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology In Africa |
| 20. | Chemelil Sugar (CSC) Ltd. |
| 21. | Chuka University |
| 22. | Coast Development Authority |
| 23. | Coast Water Works Development Agency |
| 24. | Commission for University Education |
| 25. | Commodities Fund |
| 26. | Communications Authority of Kenya |
| 27. | Competition Authority of Kenya |
| 28. | Co-operative University of Kenya |
| 29. | Council for Legal Education |
| 30. | Dedan Kimathi University Of Technology |
| 31. | East African Portland Cement Company Limited |
| 32. | Egerton University |
| 33. | Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority |
| 34. | Engineers Board of Kenya |
| 35. | Ewaso Ng’iro North River Basin Development Authority |
| 36. | Ewaso Ng’iro South Development Authority |
| 37. | Export Processing Zones Authority |
| 38. | Fish Levy Trust Fund |
| 39. | Garissa University |
| 40. | Geothermal Development Company Limited |
| 41. | Higher Education Loans Board |
| 42. | Human Resource Management Professionals Examination Board |
| 43. | Hydrologists Registration Board |
| 44. | Information and Communications Technology Authority |
| 45. | Insurance Regulatory Authority |
| 46. | Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology |
| 47. | Jomo Kenyatta Foundation |
| 48. | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology |
| 49. | Kaimosi Friends University |
| 50. | Kenya Academy of Sports |
| 51. | Kenya Accountants Secretaries National Examinations Board |
| 52. | Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization |
| 53. | Kenya Airports Authority |
| 54. | Kenya Animal Genetic Resource Centre |
| 55. | Kenya Broadcasting Corporation |
| 56. | Kenya Bureau of Standards |
| 57. | Kenya Civil Aviation Authority |
| 58. | Kenya Copyright Board |
| 59. | Kenya Cultural Centre |
| 60. | Kenya Dairy Board |
| 61. | Kenya Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| 62. | Kenya Development Corporation |
| 63. | Kenya Education Management Institute |
| 64. | Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd |
| 65. | Kenya Electricity Transmission Company |
| 66. | Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency |
| 67. | Kenya Film Classification Board |
| 68. | Kenya Film Commission |
| 69. | Kenya Fish Marketing Authority |
| 70. | Kenya Fisheries Service |
| 71. | Kenya Fishing Industries Corporation |
| 72. | Kenya Forest Service |
| 73. | Kenya Forestry Research Institute |
| 74. | Kenya Industrial Estates Limited |
| 75. | Kenya Industrial Property Institute |
| 76. | Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute |
| 77. | Kenya Institute for the Blind |
| 78. | Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development |
| 79. | Kenya Institute of Mass Communication |
| 80. | Kenya Institute of Public Policy Research and Analysis |
| 81. | Kenya Institute of Special Education |
| 82. | Kenya Investment Authority |
| 83. | Kenya Law Reform Commission |
| 84. | Kenya Leather Development Council |
| 85. | Kenya Literature Bureau |
| 86. | Kenya Marine & Fisheries Research Institute |
| 87. | Kenya Maritime Authority |
| 88. | Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council |
| 89. | Kenya Medical Research Institute |
| 90. | Kenya Medical Supplies Authority |
| 91. | Kenya Medical Training College |
| 92. | Kenya National Accreditation Service |
| 93. | Kenya National Bureau of Statistics |
| 94. | Kenya National Commission for UNESCO |
| 95. | Kenya National Examinations Council |
| 96. | Kenya National Highways Authority |
| 97. | Kenya National Innovation Agency |
| 98. | Kenya National Library Services |
| 99. | Kenya National Qualifications Authority (KNQA) |
| 100. | Kenya National Shipping Line |
| 101. | Kenya National Trading Corporation |
| 102. | Kenya Ordinance Factories Corporation |
| 103. | Kenya Pipeline Company Ltd |
| 104. | Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service |
| 105. | Kenya Ports Authority |
| 106. | Kenya Post Office Savings Bank |
| 107. | Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd |
| 108. | Kenya Railways Corporation |
| 109. | Kenya Revenue Authority |
| 110. | Kenya Roads Board |
| 111. | Kenya Rural Roads Authority |
| 112. | Kenya School of Government |
| 113. | Kenya School of Law |
| 114. | Kenya Seed Company |
| 115. | Kenya Tourism Board |
| 116. | Kenya Trade Network Agency |
| 117. | Kenya Trade Remedies Agency |
| 118. | Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council |
| 119. | Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Service |
| 120. | Kenya Urban Roads Authority |
| 121. | Kenya Utalii College |
| 122. | Kenya Veterinary Board |
| 123. | Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute |
| 124. | Kenya Water Institute |
| 125. | Kenya Water Towers Agency |
| 126. | Kenya Wildlife Service |
| 127. | Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board |
| 128. | Kenyatta International Convention Center |
| 129. | Kenyatta National Hospital |
| 130. | Kenyatta University |
| 131. | Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) |
| 132. | Kerio Valley Development Authority |
| 133. | Kibabii University |
| 134. | Kirinyaga University |
| 135. | Kisii University |
| 136. | Koitalel Samoei University College |
| 137. | KONZA Technopolis Development Authority |
| 138. | Laikipia University |
| 139. | Lake Basin Development Authority |
| 140. | Lake Victoria North Water Works Development Agency |
| 141. | Lake Victoria South Water Works Development Agency |
| 142. | LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority |
| 143. | Machakos University |
| 144. | Mama Ngina University College |
| 145. | Maasai Mara University |
| 146. | Maseno University |
| 147. | Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology |
| 148. | Media Council of Kenya |
| 149. | Meru University of Science and Technology |
| 150. | Micro and Small Enterprises Authority |
| 151. | Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital |
| 152. | Moi University |
| 153. | Multi-Media University |
| 154. | Murang’a University of Technology |
| 155. | Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration |
| 156. | National Aids Control Council (National Syndemic Diseases Control Council) |
| 157. | National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse – NACADA |
| 158. | National Biosafety Authority |
| 159. | National Cancer Institute |
| 160. | National Cereals and Produce Board |
| 161. | National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation |
| 162. | National Construction Authority |
| 163. | National Council for Children’s Services |
| 164. | National Council for Law Reporting |
| 165. | National Council for Nomadic Education in Kenya |
| 166. | National Council for Persons With Disabilities |
| 167. | National Council for Population and Development |
| 168. | National Crime Research Centre |
| 169. | National Drought Management Authority |
| 170. | National Employment Authority |
| 171. | National Environment Trust Fund |
| 172. | National Environmental Management Authority |
| 173. | National Government Affirmative Action Fund |
| 174. | National Government Constituency Development Fund |
| 175. | National Hospital Insurance Fund |
| 176. | National Housing Corporation |
| 177. | National Industrial Training Authority |
| 178. | National Irrigation Authority |
| 179. | National Museums of Kenya |
| 180. | National Oil Corporation of Kenya |
| 181. | National Research Fund |
| 182. | National Social Security Fund |
| 183. | National Transport and Safety Authority |
| 184. | National Water Harvesting & Storage Authority |
| 185. | National Youth Council |
| 186. | National Youth Service |
| 187. | New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited |
| 188. | New Kenya Planters Corporative Union |
| 189. | Non-Governmental Organizations Co-ordination Board |
| 190. | North Rift Valley Water Works Development Agency |
| 191. | Northern Water Works Development Agency |
| 192. | Nuclear Power and Energy Agency |
| 193. | Numerical Machining Complex |
| 194. | Nursing Council of Kenya |
| 195. | Nyayo Tea Zones Development Corporation |
| 196. | Nzoia Sugar Company |
| 197. | Pest Control Products Board |
| 198. | Policy holders Compensation Fund |
| 199. | Postal Corporation of Kenya |
| 200. | Private Security Regulatory Authority |
| 201. | Privatization Commission of Kenya |
| 202. | Public Procurement Regulatory Authority |
| 203. | Pwani University |
| 204. | Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya |
| 205. | Regional Centre on Groundwater Resources Education Training and Research in Eastern Africa |
| 206. | Retirement Benefits Authority |
| 207. | Rongo University |
| 208. | Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation |
| 209. | Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority |
| 210. | School Equipment Production Unit |
| 211. | Scrape Metal Council |
| 212. | South Eastern Kenya University |
| 213. | South Nyanza Sugar Company |
| 214. | Special Economic Zone Authority |
| 215. | Sports Kenya |
| 216. | Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund |
| 217. | Taita Taveta University |
| 218. | Tana and Athi Rivers Development Authority |
| 219. | Tana Water Works Development Agency |
| 220. | Tanathi Water Works Development Agency |
| 221. | Tea Board of Kenya |
| 222. | Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority |
| 223. | Technical University of Kenya |
| 224. | Technical University of Mombasa |
| 225. | Tharaka University College |
| 226. | The Kenya Space Agency |
| 227. | The Universities Fund |
| 228. | Tom Mboya University College |
| 229. | Tourism Fund |
| 230. | Tourism Regulatory Authority |
| 231. | Unclaimed Financial Assets Authority |
| 232. | University of Eldoret |
| 233. | University of Embu |
| 234. | University of Kabianga |
| 235. | University of Nairobi |
| 236. | University of Nairobi Enterprise Services Limited |
| 237. | Uwezo Fund |
| 238. | Veterinary Medicines Directorate |
| 239. | Vision 2030 Delivery Board |
| 240. | Warehouse Receipts System Council |
| 241. | Water Resources Authority |
| 242. | Water Sector Trust Fund |
| 243. | Water Services Regulatory Board |
| 244. | Witness Protection Agency |
| 245. | Women Enterprise Fund |
| 246. | Youth Enterprise Development Fund |
These parastatals are integral to Kenya’s development, providing essential services, regulation, and support across the nation’s economic and social landscape. Initially focused on the agricultural sector, they now span a wide array of industries, reflecting the diversified needs of the country’s growing economy.
