Registering a business in Kenya

Registration o business in Kenya has been simplified from the amendment of the Company’s ACT and the subsequent implementation of technology through the ecitizen portal. Registering a company in Kenya is now more efficient, you can register a company, register a partnership or register a sole proprietorship.

You can a operate  a business as either:

• Limited Company
• Partnership
• Sole Proprietorship

The significant difference between these business classifications is in the composition of the owners and the liability to the business.

For a Sole Proprietorship, the business is wholly owned by a single individual, the business and the individual is treated as the same, and it has unlimited liability.We offer offer business name reservation for Sole proprietorship

On the other hand, a partnership is a business where the owners are a group of partners with a common objective. It has unlimited liability; however the new Company’s Act provides for registration of a partnership with limited liability.

Finally, a Company is a business owned by a group of shareholders, and it has limited liability. A company shareholders usually elect directors who run the operations of the company, the new company’s ACT now allows an individual to register a company from a minimum age of 18 years.

To register either a company one is required to lodge the following documents with the Company Register (Checklist items for registration of a company) :

1. CR1, Application for registration of a Limited company.
2. CR2, Company’s Memorandum.
3. CR8, Notice of Residential address of the directors.
4. Statement of Nominal Capital.

We offer services for business registration. You can fill this form  for the service.