Diplomatic number plates in Kenya have distinct red plates with a specific number assigned to a country plus the letters ‘CD’. CD stands for Chartered Diplomat. The number plates are assigned to countries with embassies in Kenya in the order they recognized Kenya’s independence. Germany (then West Germany) was the first country to recognize Kenya’s independence, so they have the diplomatic plate 1 CD.
An example of a diplomatic number plate in Kenya is 5 CD 18 K, where 5 is the code for the diplomatic country, while 18 is allocated by the embassy, depending on the rank of the car owner in the embassy, then the end is K which stands for the embassy is located in Kenya. UN bodies also have diplomatic plates in Kenya.
Here are the diplomatic number plates in Kenya.
- 1 CD – Germany
- 2 CD – Russian Federation
- 3 CD – Ethiopia
- 4 CD – China
- 5 CD – Norway
- 6 CD – Hungary
- 7 CD – Egypt
- 8 CD – Serbia
- 9 CD – Italy
- 10 CD – France
- 11 CD – Slovakia
- 12 CD – Denmark
- 13 CD – Japan
- 14 CD – Sudan
- 15 CD – Austria
- 16 CD – India
- 17 CD – Australia
- 18 CD – Canada
- 19 CD – Holy See (The Vatican)
- 20 CD – Finland
- 21 CD – Switzerland
- 22 CD – United Kingdom
- 23 CD – Liberia
- 24 CD – Israel
- 25 CD – Nigeria
- 26 CD – Ghana
- 27 CD – Netherlands
- 28 CD – Malawi
- 29 CD – United States of America
- 30 CD – Belgium
- 31 CD – Sweden
- 32 CD – Pakistan
- 33 CD – Poland
- 34 CD – South Korea
- 35 CD – Bulgaria
- 36 CD – Greece
- 37 CD – Cuba
- 38 CD – Kuwait
- 39 CD – Spain
- 40 UN – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- 41 UN – World Health Organization (WHO)
- 42 UN – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- 43 UN – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The World Bank)
- 44 UN – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 45 UN – World Food Programme (WFP)
- 45 CD – Romania
- 46 CD – Thailand
- 47 CD – The African Union (AU)
- 48 CD – Colombia
- 49 CD – India
- 50 CD – Somalia
- 51 CD – Brazil
- 52 CD – Turkey
- 53 CD – Lesotho
- 54 CD – Zambia
- 55 CD – Madagascar
- 56 CD – Malaysia
- 57 CD – D.R. Congo (DRC)
- 58 CD – Eswatini
- 59 CD – Sri Lanka
- 60 CD – Iraq
- 61 CD – Rwanda
- 62 UN – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees / UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- 63 UN – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Eastern & Southern African Regional Office
- 64 CD – Iran
- 65 CD – Cyprus
- 66 CD – Argentina
- 67 UN – United Nations Information Centre (UNIC)
- 68 CD – Philippines
- 69 CD – Burundi
- 70 CD – Chile
- 71 CD – Oman
- 72 CD – League of Arab States/Arab League
- 73 CD – European Union
- 74 CD – Yemen
- 75 CD – Kenya Mission to UNEP
- 76 CD – Côte d’Ivoire
- 77 CD – Bangladesh
- 78 CD – Saudi Arabia
- 79 UN – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- 80 CD – Libya
- 81 CD – Ireland (Consulate)
- 82 CD – United Nations Centre for Human Settlements/UN-Habitat (Kenya Mission)
- 83 CD – Algeria
- 84 CD – Palestine
- 85 CD – Uganda
- 86 CD – Mexico
- 87 CD – Morocco
- 88 CD – Costa Rica
- 89 CD – Gabon
- 90 UN – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Kenya Country Office
- 91 CD – Indonesia
- 92 CD – Portugal
- 93 CD – Venezuela
- 94 CD – Zimbabwe
- 95 CD – International Civil Aviation Organization (I.C.A.O)
- 96 CD – Asian Development Bank
- 97 CD – Tanzania
- 99 CD – Peru
- 100 CD – International Finance Corporation (I.F.C)
- 101 CD – United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Norwegian Mission
- 102 CD – Mozambique
- 103 CD – South Africa
- 104 CD – Eritrea
- 105 UN – United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON)
- 106 CD – Czech Republic
- 107 CD – The Aga Khan
- 108 UN – UNFPA
- 110 UN – UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
- 112 UN – International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- 113 UN – United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
- 115 CD – Ukraine
- 116 CD – Sahrawi
- 117 CD – Djibouti
- 118 CD – Sierra Leone
- 121 CD – South Sudan
- 123 CD – United Arab Emirates