Essential compliance for SME’s & Startups Training in Kenya
Essential compliance for SME’s & Startups Training in Kenya Capita Registrars is hosting an Essential Compliance Training for SME’s & Start Ups in Kenya at the Pride Inn Hotel, Westlands Road in Kenya. Why this training? Industry professionals with extensive experience in the SME & Start Up space will conduct the training. To succeed in…
Link a business in Kenya
Have you linked your business on E-Citizen? If not, please read ahead. Link a business is a requirement by the company registrar where companies align their manual (physical file at the company registrar’s office) file details to their e-citizen (digital) account. The process takes approximately 14 to 21 days excluding holidays and weekends. The linking…
How to register a company in Uganda
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTERING LOCAL COMPANIES IN UGANDA Private Limited Liability Company Make an application for reservation of a name • Upon payment of the required fee, the suggested name, is subjected to a search in the business registry database. • Once the name passes the similarity, defensive, offensive, desirability test then it is reserved. •…
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AGPO – COMPLIANCE & OPPORTUNITIES TWITTER CHAT
Join us for a twitter chat on November 9, 2016 on AGPO Compliance and opportunities hosted by @maramentor_ke and @capitakenya. In this twitter chat we will discuss the requirements for registration with AGPO which are; Registration of a company- you will require a business registration/incorporation certificate. 70% of the shareholding must be held by youth,…
YAGPO – COMPLIANCE & OPPORTUNITIES TWITTER CHAT
Join us for a twitter chat on November 9, 2016 on AGPO Compliance and opportunities hosted by @maramentor_ke and @capitakenya. In this twitter chat we will discuss the requirements for registration with AGPO which are; Registration of a company- you will require a business registration/incorporation certificate. 70% of the shareholding must be held by youth,…
Penalties and Offences under the new Companies Act, 2015
This is a summary of the penalties and offences that officers of the companies will be liable under the new Kenyan Companies Act 2015. Please note and read carefully. Section Compliance Requirement Timelines Penalty on failure to comply 24 Filing a copy of the amended articles of association to be filed to the Registrar from…
Names approved for registration of a company in Kenya
The new Kenyan Companies Regulations 2015 gazetted on November 18, 2015 puts down the requirements for a name to be approved for registration of a company in Kenya. See the criteria below as set out in Regulation 11 & 12 of the new Regulations. Regulation 11 states that The name of a company may not…
You can now register a sole shareholder and director company in Kenya
In a follow up to this post https://capitaregistrars.co.ke/summary-of-the-companies-act-2015-commencement/, the registrar has issued new guidelines to the commencement of the Companies Act, 2015. These guidelines can be found at the Attorney General’s website http://www.attorney-general.go.ke/index.php/companys-q-a/. We have reproduced the guidelines below as follows; GUIDELINES TO THE COMPANIES ACT, 2015 REGISTRATION The new Companies Act 2015 has been…