Sell my car in Kenya — free, and without a broker.

Price it against comparable live listings, gather your logbook, ID and KRA PIN, then post a free listing with clear photos or a walkaround video, the price in KES and your location. Buyers message you on Shopi, you arrange inspection, and you complete ownership transfer on the NTSA service portal in eCitizen.

The most reliable guide is what comparable cars are being advertised for right now — same make, model, year, grade and mileage. Condition, accident history, logbook status and service records move the figure more than mileage alone. Price inside the range for a fast sale, at the top of it if you can wait.

Yes. Brokers take a commission or add a markup, and they sit between you and the buyer. Listing directly on Shopi is free, buyers message you themselves, and you keep the full sale price. The trade-off is that you handle viewings and the NTSA transfer yourself.

You have four routes. List it yourself on an online marketplace such as Shopi, where listing is free and buyers contact you directly. Sell or trade it in to a car yard or dealer, which is quick but usually pays less than a private buyer. Hand it to a broker, who takes a commission or adds a markup. Or take a fast cash offer, at a discount. A private sale usually gets the best price, in exchange for handling viewings and the transfer yourself.

The logbook in your name with no lender on it (since June 2026 NTSA issues a digital e-Logbook in eCitizen), your national ID and KRA PIN, an active eCitizen account, and a signed car sale agreement. To start the transfer you also need the buyer's ID number and KRA PIN. Confirm current requirements on the NTSA service portal in eCitizen, since fees and steps change.

On the NTSA service portal in eCitizen. The seller starts the transfer and enters the buyer's details, pays the fee (it depends on engine capacity and the portal shows it), and the buyer accepts it from their eCitizen notifications. The buyer then gets the e-Logbook. Start it only once payment has cleared.

It isn't legally required and doesn't transfer ownership, but it's your proof of the price, the payment and the exact time the car changed hands — after which fines and accidents are the buyer's responsibility. Record both parties' IDs and KRA PINs and the car's registration, chassis and engine numbers.

Yes, but the lender is on the car's record as a joint owner until the loan is cleared, so it can't be transferred to the buyer before then. Get a written settlement figure, pay off the loan (some buyers pay the lender directly), get the lender's clearance letter and wait for the lender to be removed at NTSA before you start the transfer.

Check with KRA first. A car imported duty-free, for example under diplomatic privileges, can become liable to import duty when it's sold, and NTSA won't transfer a vehicle while duty is unpaid. Settle what KRA says is due before you advertise it.

Presentation and price decide it. A listing with a walkaround video, honest photos including any wear, a clear asking price and a stated logbook status gets more genuine enquiries and far fewer time-wasters than a two-photo listing with no price.

Yes. You can post a car for sale on Shopi with photos or video, price, location, make, model, condition and other important details, then interested buyers message you directly.

No. Shopi does not take commission or process payment. You and the buyer negotiate and complete the sale directly.

Include clear photos or video, make, model, year, mileage, price in Kenyan Shillings, location, ownership documents status, service history and any known issues.

Meet in a public place, verify documents, avoid sending money before inspection, and complete ownership transfer through the proper official process.