Requirements for a Foreign Company Registering in Kenya

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An overseas company that has won Kenyan work does not need to build a new company from nothing. It can register itself in Kenya as a foreign company under the Companies Act 2015 and trade here through its existing legal identity. What documents and particulars are required? The registrar expects a compact but specific file, … Read more

Business Name or Limited Company: Which Should You Register in Kenya?

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A trader registering a first venture faces a fork in the road: a registered business name, or a limited company. The right answer depends less on cost than on where the business is heading. What is the legal difference? A business name is registered under the Registration of Business Names Act (kenyalaw.org) and is a … Read more

How to Register a Limited Company in Kenya via eCitizen and BRS

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Registering a company in Kenya no longer means queues and paper files. The process runs online through eCitizen and the Business Registration Service, and most of the work is preparing the right particulars before you start. What are the steps to register a limited company? Create an eCitizen account and access the Business Registration Service … Read more

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