REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION OF A BUSINESS NAME IN KENYA(CAP 499 LAWS OF KENYA )
Proposed business name must be reserved pending registration. Application for reservation should be made in writing and accompanied with the prescribed fee.
Once a name is approved the applicant(s) should complete a statement of particulars form obtainable from the Registry.
The form should be lodged together with the prescribed form
Certificate of registration is processed within two weeks of presentation of correctly filled forms.
Refusal of registration is communicated in writing.
Any change in particulars of a registered business should be notified to the Registrar on the prescribed form i.e. Notice of change form and in case of cessation , Notice of Cessation Form.
FEE SCHEDULE.
ITEM
FEE
COMMENTS
Name Search
100/= per name
Registration of business names
800/=
N/B Default fee is payable if a business is not registered within the prescribed period; such fee is assessed by cashier.
Notice of change
800/=
N/B Default fee is payable if change is not registered within the prescribed period
