Car Sale Agreement Kenya: Free Preview, Download in Word and PDF
Make a car sale agreement for Kenya before any money changes hands.
Checked 20 Oct 2026 against the sources listed below.
1. Who is signing
Leave anything blank to fill in by hand.
2. The car and price
Your car sale agreement
- Price
- KES 850,000
- Payment
- In full on signing
- Transfer fee
- Buyer pays
8 clauses, written for Kenyan law
- 1.The vehicle
- 2.Price and payment
- 3.Ownership and loans
- 4.Transfer of ownership
- 5.Condition
- 6.Handover and responsibility
- 7.If a party doesn't perform
- 8.The whole agreement
- ✓ Word (to edit) and PDF (to print), with your details filled in
- ✓ Signature and witness blocks, plus a handover record
- ✓ Before-you-sign checklist
Before you sign
- Do an NTSA search on eCitizen: it shows the registered owner and whether the logbook is held by a lender.
- Match the chassis and engine numbers on the car with the logbook.
- Have a mechanic inspect it, and test-drive it before you pay.
- Pay through the bank or M-Pesa, and start the NTSA transfer the day the full price is paid.
A template based on Kenyan law, not legal advice. Read every clause before signing.
About this tool
Enter the seller and buyer, the car's registration, chassis and engine numbers, the price and any deposit, and whether a bank still holds the logbook. You get a complete motor vehicle sale agreement: ownership and loan warranties, the NTSA transfer on eCitizen, who pays the transfer fee, condition and known defects, responsibility for fines and accidents after handover, and a handover record.
The outline and a before-you-buy checklist are free. The full agreement downloads in Word and PDF for a small M-Pesa payment.
Why a car sale agreement matters
Until NTSA registers the transfer, the seller is still the car's owner on record, so fines, accidents and even crimes involving the car can be traced back to them. A signed agreement with the date, time and mileage at handover is how both sides prove when responsibility changed hands.
How car transfer works in Kenya
- Search first. An NTSA search on eCitizen shows the registered owner and whether the logbook is held by a bank or SACCO.
- Sign the agreement and pay through a bank or M-Pesa, never in cash.
- The seller starts the transfer on the NTSA service on eCitizen, entering the buyer's details and paying the fee (or the buyer pays, as you agree).
- The buyer accepts the transfer from their own eCitizen account.
- The Traffic Act requires the change of ownership to be notified within seven days, so don't let it drag.
If the logbook is with a bank
Many cars are bought on loan, so the bank holds the logbook until the loan is paid. The template makes the seller clear the loan and get the logbook released before the buyer pays the balance, and lets the buyer pay part of the price straight to the lender.
Importing instead of buying locally? Check the duty first with our car import duty calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Does a car sale agreement need to be witnessed?
The law doesn't require witnesses for a car sale, but the template includes a witness for each party, which makes the agreement much harder to dispute later.
Who pays the NTSA transfer fee?
Whoever you agree. Many buyers pay it; the template asks you to choose.
What if I buy a car and it turns out to be stolen?
The template makes the seller promise the car isn't stolen or subject to any claim, and if it is, the seller must refund everything plus your reasonable costs. Always do an NTSA search and match the chassis and engine numbers before paying.