Business registration in Kenya is a preserve of the Registrar of Companies. The Registrar has the mandate of issuing the various business registration certificates. Thereafter, your business has to be registered with Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), National Social Security Fund (NSSF), National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), and obtain the unified business permit from their respective County Governments.
A business that is owned (and run) by one person
A business that is owned by two (2) or more people
A legal business entity that is owned by one (1) or more people
This is a branch office of a company registered outside Kenya
Registering a business in Kenya is easy, simple and fast. This is courtesy of Huduma Centres, which are one stop shops, citizen service centres that provide national government services from a single location (Huduma Centre Review: My Good Experience).
Apply to the Registrar seeking the availability of either or all the names
Hand in your application at the relevant desk/counter
Note: It will cost Kes. 100 per name and take a few minutes
Obtain and duly fill Statement of Particulars (BN/2) form
Note 1: The information required includes
Note 2: It will cost Kes. 800 plus transaction fees
Note: You must have already conducted the name search and reservation, and registration
Note: One of the directors must be registered on iTax
Assuming that you have already carried out the name search and reservation, and registration, then
Note: Cost depends on the amount of nominal capital stated
You can also conviniently register your business online via the eCitizen portal. This will require you to login into your account. Therefore, you will be required to first create an account (if you do not have one). Thereafter, you will
For a Sole Proprietorship or Partnership:
For a Company:
For a Company Branch office:
For a Sole Proprietorship, you will attach your ID card and PIN certificate
For a Company, you will attach passport size photo(s) and PIN certificate(s)
Once your registration request is successful, your Certificate of Incorporation and the list of registered company shareholders (for a company) or Certificate of Compliance (for a branch) will be available for downloading on the eCtizen portal. Thereafter, you will apply for
Generally, this act attempts to simplify the company registration process. It does succeed by introducing the following provisions (that are more relaxed than the ones in the previous Act, Cap 486):
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Hello. Thanks for the post its really helps a lot but when its comes on upload the B2 form after i have print and signed i am unable to upload. Pls help me on how to upload the signed form. So that i can finished and submit the form
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