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==Procedure==
 
'''Apply In-Person''' 
'''A. Where a medical practitioner certifies the cause of death''' 
'''Step 1 : Obtain Register of Death Certificate (Form 6)''' 
* In the case where the death of an individual has death occurred in a hospital or a medical practitioner has confirmed the cause of death. One should request to be issued the register of death Form 6 by the medical practitioner or hospital. 
* The medical practitioner/ hospital completes Form No. 6 Register of Death in triplicate outlining the particulars in relation to the death. These information include 
::(a) full names of the deceased 
::(b) date of death 
::(c) gender 
::(d) age of deceased ( years and months) 
::(e) occupation 
::(f) exact place of death 
::(g) normal place of residence 
::(h) cause of death (immediate cause) 
::(i) other significant information leading to death 
* After “Form 6” has been filled, you will be given two copies of the certificate to present to the local district registrar’s office. 
'''Step 2 : Obtain Disposal Permit (Burial or Cremation)''' 
* To obtain a disposal permit (burial or cremation) this certificate in duplicate must be taken to the local district registrar’s office. 
* Visit your local district registrar’s office of where the death occurred and present the cause of death certificate (Form 6) to make the application. 
* You will be required to produce the National Identification Card or Birth Certificate of the deceased to the registrar’s office.
* Upon submission of Form 6 together with the required documents to the registrar’s office you will be issued with a burial permit. 
'''B. Where no medical certificate of cause of death ''' 
'''Step 1 : Obtain Death report''' 
* Visit the nearest police station from where the death occurred and report the death. 
* The police officer in charge will conduct you with an interview to establish the cause of death and your relationship with the diseased. 
* The police officer will the issue you with a death report. 
'''Step 2 : Obtain Disposal Permit (Burial or Cremation)''' 
# Visit your local district registrar’s office of where the death occurred and present the death report issued by the police. 
# The district registrar will interview the applicant to determine his/her relationship to the deceased and nature of death. 
# You will are required to produce the National Identification Card or Birth Certificate of the deceased to the registrar’s office. 
# You will then be issued with Form No. 7 Register of Death to fill. The following information are required to fill form No. 7 
#:(a) Full names of the deceased 
#:(b) Date of death 
#:(c) Gender 
#:(d) Age of deceased (years and months) 
#:(e) Occupation 
#:(f) Exact place of death 
#:(g) Normal place of residence 
#:(h) Cause of death (apparent cause) (Natural or unnatural) 
# Upon submission of Form 7 together with the required documents you will be issued with a burial permit. 

==Required Documents==
 
# A copy of the National Identity Card of the deceased or any other document certifying his identity ( birth certificate) 
# Form 7. Certificate of cause of death 
# National Id of next of kin making application 

==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Department of Civil Registration - Head Office''' 
Hass Plaza 4th Floor, Lower Hill Road, 
P.O Box 49179- 00100 
Nairobi 
Tel: +254-20-2714987/8 
Fax: 2714989 
Email; director@crd.go.ke 
Website: [https://immigration.go.ke/contact-us/ link] 
 
==Eligibility==
 
* Next of Kin of the deceased are eligible to obtain a burial permit for the deceased. 

==Fees==
: 
* The application is free of charge. 

==Validity==
 
* The burial permit is valid until the burial takes place. Then it loses its validity. 

==Documents to Use==
 
* Application forms Form No.6 or Form No.7 are provided at hospitals or the registrar’s offices respectively. 

==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

==Processing Time==
 
* The burial permit is issued on the day of application. 

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==Instructions==
 
* Obtain certificate of cause of death from hospital or medical practitioner (Form No. 7) or a death report from the police 
* Present the certificate or death report to the registrar’s office together with identification documents for the deceased 
* Provide relevant information to thee registrar to obtain burial permit. 

==Required Information==
 
# full names of the deceased 
# date of death 
# gender 
# age of deceased ( years and months) 
# occupation 
# exact place of death 
# normal place of residence 
# cause of death (immediate cause) 
# other significant information leading to death 

==Need for the Document==
 
* One need a burial permit in Kenya in order to bury/cremate a body in Kenya. 
* There is a No burial without permit in Kenya which states that; No person shall bury, cremate or otherwise dispose of the body of any deceased person the registration of whose death is compulsory, without a permit issued in accordance with sections 19 and 20 of this the Births And Deaths Registration Act. 

==Information which might help==
 
* Every person notifying a death shall, to the best of his knowledge and ability, give the prescribed particulars, which shall be entered by the registrar in the register of deaths. 
* The person notifying the death is to certify to the correctness of the entry by signing to the death register. 

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
 
* The burial permit is a pre-requisite document for the application for a death certificate. 

==External Links==
'''Births and Deaths Registration Act.''': [http://www.kenyalaw.org/lex/actviewbyid.xql?id=KE/LEG/EN/AR/B/CHAPTER%20149/sec_3#part_III Births and Deaths Registration Act]

==Others==
 
Certificates of cause of death: 
# In the case of the death occurring in Kenya of any person who has been attended during his last illness by a medical practitioner, that practitioner shall sign a certificate stating to the best of his knowledge and belief the cause of death. 
# Every medical practitioner who refuses or fails without reasonable excuse to comply with this provision shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred shillings. 

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