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Company Registration in East Africa.
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Company registration in Kenya.
Company registration in Kenya is regulated and guided by the company acts 2015 and supporting regulations. The companies’ registration office is the central repository of pubic statutory information on Kenya companies and business names. You can register the following forms of companies in Kenya.
- Private limited company
- Public limited company
- company limited by guarantee
- Foreign company
Requirements to register a company in Kenya
- Proposed company names for name search approval. – 3 names in order of priority.
- Objectives of the Company. The nature of Business / activities the company shall undertake.
- Names of the shareholder/s in Full.
- Names of the Directors in full if different from the shareholders.
- Contact information of the directors / shareholders. – Postal addresses, Email address and Telephone Number.
- Number of shares to be held by each shareholder.
- Proposed Physical address of the company. The Physical Address includes road, plot number, town, county.
- Email address of the company. Distinct from that of the directors / shareholders.
- Contact information of the company – Postal addresses and Telephone Number.
- Copy of ID / Passport of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Passport photos of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Copy of tax PIN certificate of the Shareholders / Directors.
Time taken for company registration in Kenya
It will only take five workings day to register a company in Kenya. You will receive certificate of incorporation from the registrar of company after incorporation. The registration is done online via e-citizen portal.
Company registration in Uganda.
The Uganda registration services bureau is mandated under the Uganda registration services bureau act cap 210 to register all business entities in Uganda which are required by law to be registered. You can register the following forms of company in Uganda.
- private limited company
- public limited company
- company limited by guarantee
- Foreign company
Requirements to register a company in Uganda
- TIN Number of the applicant
- Proposed company names for name search approval. – 3 names in order of priority.
- Objectives of the Company. The nature of Business / activities the company shall undertake.
- Names of the shareholder/s in Full.
- Names of the Directors in full if different from the shareholders.
- Contact information of the directors / shareholders. – Postal addresses, Email address and Telephone Number.
- Number of shares to be held by each shareholder.
- Proposed Physical address of the company. The Physical Address includes road, plot number, town, county.
- Email address of the company. Distinct from that of the directors / shareholders.
- Contact information of the company – Postal addresses and Telephone Number.
- Copy of ID / Passport of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Passport photos of the Shareholders / Directors.
Time taken for company registration in Uganda.
It will take seven days to register a company in Uganda and have a certificate of incorporation
Company registration in Tanzania.
Tanzanian businesses can be registered as a business name, a local company or a foreign company. Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) is responsible for business registration in Tanzania. BRELA issues certificates of compliance for foreign companies, certificates of incorporation for local companies and certificates of registration for single proprietorship or partnership. Registered Firms must then register their businesses with the Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), the National Social Security Funds (NSSF) in Tanzania and depending on their business activities firms must obtain business license from Business Registrations and Licensing Agency (BRELA) for business under (“schedule A”) or the Municipality for business under (“schedule B”).You can register the following forms of company in Tanzania.
- private limited company
- public limited company
- company limited by guarantee
- Foreign company
Requirements to register a company in Tanzania
- TIN Number of the applicant
- Proposed company names for name search approval. – 3 names in order of priority.
- Objectives of the Company. The nature of Business / activities the company shall undertake.
- Names of the shareholder/s in Full.
- Names of the Directors in full if different from the shareholders.
- Contact information of the directors / shareholders. – Postal addresses, Email address and Telephone Number.
- Number of shares to be held by each shareholder.
- Proposed Physical address of the company. The Physical Address includes road, plot number, town, county.
- Email address of the company. Distinct from that of the directors / shareholders.
- Contact information of the company – Postal addresses and Telephone Number.
- Copy of ID / Passport of the Shareholders / Directors.
- Passport photos of the Shareholders / Directors.
Time taken to register a company in Tanzania
The time taken to register a company in Tanzania is between seven to fourteen days.
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