Diplomatic number plates for cars belonging to foreign embassies in Kenya are usually given a special kind of number plates.
The vehicle number plates are not only unique in the red colour, but it is also easy to differentiate the numbers from other Kenyan cars or vehicles.
The diplomatic numbers were given to the embassies in order of their recognition of Kenya as an independent state.
Check the list below.
Germany (then West Germany), Russia, Ethiopia and China were the first nations to recognize Kenya’s independence hence they were awarded the following initials on their diplomatic number plates respectively- 1 CD, 2 CD, 3 CD, and 4 CD
1 CD………………………………………………..Germany
2 CD………………………………………………..Russia 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
20 CD………………………………………………. Finland
21 CD………………………………………………. Switzerland
22 CD………………………………………………..Britain
23 CD………………………………………………..Liberia
24 CD………………………………………………. Israel
25 CD………………………………………………..Nigeria
27 CD………………………………………………..Netherlands
29 CD………………………………………………..USA
30 CD………………………………………………..Belgium
31 CD………………………………………………. Sweden
32 CD………………………………………………..Pakistan
33 CD………………………………………………..Poland
34 CD………………………………………………..Korea
35 CD………………………………………………..Bulgaria
36 CD………………………………………………..Greece
37 CD………………………………………………..Cuba
38 CD………………………………………………..Kuwait
39 CD………………………………………………..Spain
45 CD………………………………………………..Romania
46 CD………………………………………………..Thailand
48 CD ………………………………………………Colombia
50 CD………………………………………………. Somalia
51 CD………………………………………………..Brazil
52 CD ……………………………………………..Turkey
53 CD………………………………………………..Lesotho
54 CD ……………………………………………..Zambia
56 CD ………………………………………………Malaysia
57 CD ……………………………………………..Congo (DRC)
58 CD ……………………………………………. Swaziland
59 CD ……………………………………………. Sri Lanka
60 CD ……………………………………………. Iraq
61 CD ……………………………………………..Rwanda
64 CD …………………………………………….. Iran
65 CD ………………………………………………Cyprus
66 CD ……………………………………………..Argentina
68 CD ……………………………………………..Philippines
69 CD ……………………………………………..Burundi
70 CD ………………………………………………Chile
72 CD ……………………………………………..League of Arab States
73 CD ………………………………………………European Union
74 CD ………………………………………………Yemen
75 CD………………………………………………..Kenya Mission to UNEP
76 CD………………………………………………..Cote d’Ivoire (Consulate)
77 CD………………………………………………..Bangladesh
78 CD………………………………………………. Saudi Arabia
80 CD………………………………………………..Libya
81 CD………………………………………………. Ireland (Consulate)
82 CD …………………………………………….. Kenya Mission to Habitat
83 CD………………………………………………..Algeria
84 CD………………………………………………..Palestine
85 CD………………………………………………..Uganda
86 CD………………………………………………..Mexico
87 CD………………………………………………..Morocco
88 CD………………………………………………..Costa Rica (Consulate)
89 CD………………………………………………..Gabon (Consulate)
91 CD………………………………………………. Indonesia
92 CD………………………………………………..Portugal
93 CD………………………………………………..Venezuela
94 CD………………………………………………..Zimbabwe
97 CD………………………………………………..Tanzania
102 CD………………………………………………Mozambique
103 CD…………………………………………….. South Africa
104 CD………………………………………………Eritrea
106 CD………………………………………………Czech
107 CD………………………………………………Aga Khan
110 CD………………………………………………Botswana (Consulate)
115 CD………………………………………………Ukraine
116 CD…………………………………………….. Sahrawi
Source- Kenya Car Bazaar.
