The Companies Act No. 17 Of 2015 in Kenya

(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...

(1) The Registrar shall refuse an application for the registration of the conversion of a company into public company if the application does not comply with subsection (2). (2) An application for the registration of the conversion of the company into a public company complies with this...

(1) The statement of the company's proposed secretary complies with this section only if— (a) it contains the required particulars of the person who is or the persons who are to be the secretary or joint secretaries of the company; and (b) a consent by the person named as secretary, or each of...

(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a company into a public company if satisfied that the registration of application for registration complies with the requirements of this Division. (2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the Registrar shall...

(1) A public company can convert itself into a private limited company if— (a) a special resolution to that effect is passed; (b) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are satisfied; and (c) an application for registration of the conversion is lodged with the Registrar in accordance with...

(1) If a special resolution by a public company to convert itself into a private limited company has been passed, an application to the Court for the cancellation of the resolution may be made— (a) by the holders of not less in the aggregate than five per cent in nominal value of the company's...

(1) On making an application under section 78, the applicants, or the person making the application on their behalf, shall immediately give notice to the Registrar. (2) Subsection (1) applies without affecting any provision of rules of the Court as to service of notice of the application. (3)...

The Registrar may not register the conversion of a public company as a private limited company unless the application for registration— (a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and (b) is accompanied by— (i) a copy of the resolution converting the company into a...

(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a public company into a private limited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with the requirements of this Division. (2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the Registrar shall...

(1) A private limited company may convert itself into an unlimited company if— (a) all the members of the company have assented to its conversion; (b) the company has not previously been registered as an unlimited company; and (c) an application for registration of the conversion is lodged with...

The Registrar may not register the conversion of a company as an unlimited company unless the application for registration— (a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and (b) is accompanied by— (i) the prescribed form of assent to the company's being registered as an...

(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a private limited company into an unlimited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with the requirements of this Division. (2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the Registrar shall...

(1) An unlimited company may convert itself into a private limited company if (but only if) the conditions specified in subsection (2) are complied with. (2) The conditions are that— (a) a special resolution that it should be so converted has been passed that complies with subsection (3); (b)...

(1) The Registrar may not register the conversion of an unlimited company as a private limited company unless the application for registration— (a) contains a statement of the company's new name on registration of the conversion; and (b) is accompanied by— (i) a copy of the resolution...

(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion an unlimited company into a private limited company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with the requirements of this Division. (2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the Registrar shall...

(1) If, in the case of a company whose conversion has been registered under section 87, the company has already allotted share capital, it shall, within fourteen days after the registration, lodge with the Registrar a statement of capital that complies with subsection (3). (2) Subsection (1)...

(1) A public company limited by shares may convert itself into an unlimited private company with a share capital if— (a) all the members of the company have assented to its being so converted; (b) the condition specified in subsection (2) is satisfied; and (c) an application for registration of...

The Registrar shall not register the conversion of a public limited company into an unlimited private company unless the application for registration— (a) contains a statement of the company's new name on conversion; and (b) is accompanied by— (i) an assent to the company's conversion,...

(1) The Registrar shall register the conversion of a public company into an unlimited private company if satisfied that the application for registration complies with the requirements of this Division. (2) If the company does not already have a unique identifying number, the Registrar shall...

(1) The subscribers to the memorandum and articles become members of the company on the registration of the company. (2) As soon as practicable after the registration of the company, it shall enter in its register of members the names and addresses of persons who subscribed to its memorandum and...

(1) Every company shall keep a register of its members which shall include information relating to beneficial owners of the company, if any. (2) A company shall enter in its register of members— (a) the names and addresses of the members; (b) the date on which each person was registered as a...

(1) Every company shall keep a register of its beneficial owners. (2) A company shall enter in its register of beneficial owners, information relating to its beneficial owners as prescribed in the regulations. (3) A company shall lodge with the Registrar a copy of its register of...