Business Kenya

How to Register a Company

Business Kenya. There are many forms of trading organisations in Kenya. If you are not a Kenyan national, it is better to register a company rather than a business name. It could be a branch of an overseas company or it could be fully based in Kenya.

There are many forms of business organisations and you will need to decide whether you want to register an NGO in Kenya, register a company in Kenya or to register a partnership or sole trader.

There are different procedures for each of these. For example, the steps to registering a business in Kenya varies from steps to register a company in Kenya or registering a branch in Kenya of a foreign company.

For example, to register a company in Kenya or to register business name-Kenya, you need to begin by reserving a name at the Registrar of Kenya offices. However, for a company, you need to go further and create memorandum and articles association Kenya and file these at the registrar of companies Kenya together with some other forms. This procedure also applies if you are registering foreign company Kenya. After registration, you will need to do a couple of things such as register for PIN number for VAT purposes.

Though registering company online Kenya or a registering business name in Kenya online is not currently possible like in most European countries, the Companies Registrar in Kenya is based in the capital city of Kenya and is easy to access.