Act and Laws in Kenya

(1) A contract that purports to be made by or on behalf of a company at a time when the company has not been formed has effect, subject to any agreement to the contrary, as a contract made with the person purporting to act for the company or as agent for it, and the person is personally liable on...

A bill of exchange or promissory note is binding on a company if made, accepted or endorsed in the name of, by or on behalf or on account, of the company by a person acting under its authority.

A company shall at all times ensure that it has a registered office to which all communication and notices registered office may be addressed.

(1) A company may change the address of its registered office by lodging with the Registrar for registration a notice of the change. (2) The change of address takes effect only when it is registered by the Registrar. (3) A person is entitled to serve a document on the company at the...

(1) The Registrar may, on written application reserve a name pending registration of a company or change of name by a company. (2) The reservation of a name under subsection (1) remains in force for a period of thirty days or such extended period, not exceeding sixty days, as the Registrar may,...

(1) The Registrar may not register a company by a particular name if— (a) the use of the name would constitute an offence; (b) the name consists of abbreviations or initials not authorised by or under this Act; or (c) the Registrar is, after taking into account the relevant criteria, of...

The approval of the Registrar is required for a company to be registered under this Act by a name that would be likely to give the impression that the company is connected with— (a) a State organ; (b) a county government; or (c) any public authority prescribed by the regulations.

(1) If the regulations so require, an applicant for the Registrar's approval for the use of a specified name, or a name of a specified description, shall seek the views of a specified public officer or body. (2) If an applicant for the use of a specified name, or a name of a...

(1) The regulations may— (a) provide for the letters or other characters, signs or symbols, including accents and other diacritical marks, and punctuation that may be used in the name of a company to be registered under this Act; and (b) specify a standard style or format for the name of a...

A company that is both a limited company and a public company may only be registered with a name that ends with the words "public limited company" or the abbreviation "plc".

A company that is both a limited company and private company may be registered only with a name that ends with the word "limited" or the abbreviation "ltd."

The Cabinet Secretary may, by notice given to the company, exempt a private company from using the word "limited" or "Itd" as required by section 54.

(1) The regulations may prohibit the use in a company name of specified words, expressions or other indications— (a) that are associated with a particular type of company or kind of organisation; or (b) that are similar to words, expressions or other indications associated with a particular...

(1) The Registrar shall not register a company under this Act by a name that is the same as another name appearing in the index of company names. (2) The regulations may provide— (a) that registration of a company by a name that would otherwise be prohibited under this section be permitted...

(1) The Registrar may direct a company to change its name if it has been registered by a name that is the same as or, in the opinion of the Registrar, too similar to— (a) a name appearing at the time of the registration in the Registrar's index of company names; or (b) a name that should have...

For the purposes of sections 57 and 58, the regulations may provide for either or both of the following. (a) matters that are to be disregarded in deciding whether or not names are the same or are too similar; (b) words or expressions that are to be, or are not to be regarded as the same or too...

(1) The Registrar may direct a company to change its name if of the opinion— (a) that misleading information has been given for the purposes of a company's registration by a particular name and that an undertaking or assurance has been given for that purpose and has not been fulfilled; or (b)...

(1) A company that is dissatisfied with a direction given to it under section 60 may apply to the Court to quash the direction. (2) An application under subsection (1) is ineffective if not made within twentyone days after the date on which the direction is notified to the company. (3) On the...

A company may change its name— (a) by special resolution or as may be provided for by the articles of the company; (b) by resolution of the directors acting in accordance with a direction by the Registrar under section 60; (c) on the restoration of the company to the Register in accordance...

(1) Within fourteen days after a change of name has been agreed to by a company by special resolution, the company shall lodge with the Registrar for registration a notice of change, together with a copy of the resolution. (2) If a change of name by special resolution is conditional on the...

(1) Within fourteen days after a company changes its name by other means provided for in its articles, it shall lodge with the Registrar for registration notice of the change, together with a statement that the change has been made in accordance with the company's articles. (2) The Registrar may...

(1) On receiving a notice of a change of company's name and on being satisfied— (a) that the new name complies with the requirements of this Act; and (b) that the requirements of this Act and any relevant requirements of the articles of the company, with respect to a change of name are complied...

(1) A change of a company's name has effect from the date on which the certificate of change of name is issued. (2) The change does not affect any rights or obligations of the company or invalidate any legal proceedings by or against it. (3) Any legal proceedings that might have been continued...

(1) A company shall— (a) display its name and other prescribed information in specified places; (b) state prescribed information in prescribed kinds of the company's documents and communications; and (c) provide prescribed information on request to those with whom the company deals with in the...

(1) In relation to the name of a company, no account is to be taken of whether— (a) upper or lower case characters or a combination of the two are used; (b) diacritical marks or punctuation are present or absent; or (c) the name is in the same format or style as is specified under section 52(1)...

A company can, in accordance with this Part, convert itself— (a) from being a private company into being a public company; (b) from being a public company into being a private company; (c) from being a private limited company into being an unlimited company; (d) from being an unlimited private...

(1) A private company, whether limited or unlimited, can convert itself into a public company limited by shares if (but only if)— (a) it passes a special resolution to that effect; (b) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are satisfied; and (c) an application for registration of the...

(1) A company that has resolved to convert itself into a public company may lodge an application for registration of the conversion only if the following requirements are satisfied— (a) the nominal value of the company's allotted share capital are not less than the authorised minimum; (b) each...

(1) A private company that has resolved to convert itself into a public company may not apply to have the conversion registered unless— (a) a balance sheet prepared as at a date not more than seven months before the date on which the application is lodged with the Registrar; (b) an unqualified...

(1) This section applies to shares that are allotted by a company during the period between the date as at which the balance sheet required by section 72 is prepared and the passing of the resolution converting the company into a public company if the shares are allotted as fully or partly paid...