Updated 2026-11-15
You can find driver jobs in Nairobi through direct employer adverts, National Employment Authority opportunities, public-service recruitment and job boards. Apply for roles whose vehicle type matches your exact driving-licence category, then follow the original advert’s document requirements. This guide explains where to search and how to apply, rather than presenting unverified vacancies as currently open.
Employers and Job Boards
Start with driver and other job listings on Cazini, then trace each suitable vacancy to the employer’s original advert. Check the job title, Nairobi duty station, vehicle description, closing date and submission method. An aggregator’s recent posting date does not establish that the employer is still accepting applications.
Search by work type, not just “driver”: company driver, delivery driver, executive driver, school driver, truck driver or NGO driver. Read the location carefully, since a Nairobi-based role may involve travel outside the city. Save the original advert so you can refer to its requirements if invited for an assessment.
National Employment Authority
The National Employment Authority says jobseekers can create a NEAIMS profile and apply for verified local and international vacancies. Use its official website, linked under Sources, to follow the official application route and check recruitment-agency accreditation. Accreditation is a check on the agency, not proof that someone messaging you actually represents it.
Government and County Vacancies
Use PSCIMS for advertised public-service opportunities. Its instructions require personal details, academic and professional qualifications, experience, referees and other relevant information before submission. Incomplete applications are not considered, and applicants are advised to retain their application summary.
For county opportunities, use Cazini’s county-government listings as a starting point, then follow the relevant county’s original advert. Do not assume a county vacancy uses the same application route as a PSC vacancy.
Kenya’s driving-licence rules set out the official categories in the Third Schedule. “Valid driving licence” is therefore not a sufficient application check by itself: compare your actual category with the vehicle you would drive. If the advert omits the vehicle details, ask the employer before treating yourself as eligible.
| Role | What to establish | Relevant CV evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Company or executive driver | The vehicle type and passenger duties | Passenger transport, trip planning and vehicle care |
| Delivery driver | Whether the job uses a motorcycle, van or truck | Delivery records, route work and dispatch coordination |
| Truck driver | The vehicle configuration and required category | Relevant truck experience and load-document handling |
| School driver | The vehicle type and applicable passenger-service requirements | Passenger supervision, scheduled routes and school transport experience |
| NGO driver | The vehicle type and any field-travel duties | Field trips, journey logs and vehicle checks |
| PSV or private-hire driver | The licence and PSV requirements for the operation | Relevant passenger-service experience |
For Uber, matatu, school-bus or private-hire vacancies, do not assume that holding a driving licence settles every authorisation question. Confirm with NTSA what applies to the vehicle and operation, including whether PSV driver documentation is needed. NTSA’s official service portal covers driver testing and licensing, PSV transport operations, vehicle registration and inspection services.
Describe only experience you actually have. Knowing Nairobi routes is useful application evidence, but it does not replace the correct licence category or experience demanded in the advert.
Keep a clear application pack ready, but submit documents through the employer’s stated channel rather than sending everything to an unsolicited WhatsApp contact.
Do not treat every certificate mentioned in another driver advert as compulsory for this vacancy. Separate mandatory requirements from preferred qualifications, and avoid buying training simply because a recruiter says it will guarantee selection.
How to Apply for Police Clearance
The DCI calls this a Police Clearance Certificate, commonly known as a Certificate of Good Conduct. Its instructions for Kenyan applicants are to apply through the DCI eCitizen service, select a fingerprinting location and make payment through the official process.
Print two invoices and the C24 form, then present them with your original National ID for fingerprint recording. After SMS notification, download the completed certificate from eCitizen. Follow the DCI instructions linked under Sources rather than paying someone who promises to bypass fingerprinting.
Put the vacancy title and relevant licence category near the start of your CV. Your work history should make clear what you drove, whom or what you transported, and the responsibilities you handled. Avoid a profile that only says “experienced, hardworking driver”.
Use wording that fits your actual work, for example:
These are writing prompts, not claims to copy without evidence. If an advert asks for experience with a particular vehicle, name the vehicles you have actually driven instead of relying on the broad phrase “commercial driving”.
In your application message, identify the post, state your relevant category and summarise the matching experience. Use the subject line and attachments requested in the advert.
The research supporting this guide does not establish a reliable Nairobi-wide driver salary. Use the vacancy’s advertised pay or written offer, not an unexplained salary estimate attached to a search result.
Ask the employer to clarify:
Kenya’s Employment Act covers employment particulars, itemised pay statements, leave, notice and termination matters. Request written terms you can review before accepting. Use the Kenya PAYE calculator to estimate take-home pay once the gross salary and applicable inputs are clear, not as evidence of what the employer offers.
Never pay an employer, recruiter or intermediary for a job, shortlisting or a reserved “slot”. Recruitment fees presented as the price of selection are fraud. An official government document application is different from paying someone to secure employment.
Verify the advert independently on the employer’s official channel. If an agency is involved, check its accreditation through NEA and contact it using independently confirmed details. Treat requests for payment to a personal mobile-money number, guaranteed appointment letters or urgent “replacement slots” as warning signs.
Do not hand over original documents to an intermediary promising placement. For more on fair recruitment, read Cazini’s ethical-hiring guidance.
Where Can I Find Genuine Driver Jobs Today?
Use employer career pages, NEA opportunities and PSCIMS, with job boards as discovery tools. Confirm the original advert and closing date before applying. A recently reposted vacancy may already be closed.
Which Licence Class and PSV Documents Do I Need?
Match your exact category to the vehicle using the official driving-licence rules. For passenger-service work, ask NTSA to confirm the requirements for that operation. Do not assume every company, school or private-hire vehicle has identical requirements.
Is a Certificate of Good Conduct Compulsory?
Check the particular advert rather than assuming every driver application needs one attached. If requested, follow the DCI Police Clearance Certificate process. Establish whether it is needed at application or later.
How Much Driving Experience Is Required?
The original advert determines the experience the employer wants. Show your employment dates and relevant vehicle experience clearly. Do not combine unrelated driving work in a way that overstates your suitability.
What Salary Should I Expect?
There is no verified Nairobi-wide salary figure in this guide’s sources. Compare the advertised or offered pay with the hours, allowances, deductions and travel duties. Ask for clarification before accepting an unclear package.
Start with employer career pages, NEA opportunities and PSCIMS for public-service vacancies. Use job boards to discover adverts, then confirm the original employer, application instructions and closing date. A repost is not proof that a vacancy is still open.
Match the vehicle in the advert to your exact licence category under the official driving-licence rules. For Uber, matatu, school-bus or private-hire work, confirm the licence and PSV requirements with NTSA for that operation. Do not assume a company-driver licence description covers every passenger-carrying job.
Treat police clearance as a vacancy-specific application requirement, not a document every employer necessarily asks you to attach. Read the advert to establish whether it is required when applying or later. If required, follow the DCI Police Clearance Certificate process through eCitizen.
Use the experience requirement in the original advert; there is no single threshold established here for all Nairobi driver roles. Describe the vehicles you drove, the work involved and your employment dates. Separate passenger, delivery and heavy-vehicle experience so the employer can assess the relevant work.
There is no verified market-wide salary figure in the sources used for this guide. Check the advertised pay or written offer, including whether it is gross or net and how allowances and deductions are handled. Compare working hours and overnight duties alongside the salary.