The Business Registration Service (BRS) has urged individuals who had kickstarted a business registration application between 2017 to 2024, but haven’t completed the process, to do so before August 14.
In a statement on Monday, July 14, BRS Director-General, Kenneth Gathuma, cautioned that the service will, in the next month, archive business applications from its system submitted through the Link Business platform that were never completed.
BRS will remove draft applications, created between 2017 and 2024, that were started but never submitted, and applications that required corrections and were flagged but were never acted upon, from 2017 to 2021.
Business entities that land in either of the two categories have been directed to act swiftly, by either submitting their draft application or responding to the correction requests, before the deadline.
According to the service, the clean-up of the applications from the systems will be essential in updating its system, improving efficiency in operations, and ensuring that records are compliant with the Companies Act, CAP 486.
"This clean-up effort aims to improve efficiency at the Companies Registry and ensure records of entities are up-to-date and the system is accessible for new applicants submitting new applications in compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, CAP 486," it stated.
"Entities with such applications are advised to either submit their draft application or respond to the correction request to prevent the application from being archived, rendering it unavailable for review and submission," BRS added.
BRS is a state corporation that is mandated to oversee the registration, operation, and management of companies, partnerships, and firms in the country. The service also manages the registers and records related to business registrations.
In a statement, on Tuesday, April 29, the service had warned that it would scrap companies from its official register if they do not confirms if they are still active, after many of them failed to adhere to government's directive issued on October 17, 2024, which required them to update their records.
Failure to comply with such a directive, according to the service, would, as a result, stop a company or business from legally being allowed to do business in Kenya.
The companies were also required to provide proof, such as tax returns, financial records, or contracts, to prove that they were still in operation.
"Please note that the deadline for compliance lapsed and that consequently, in accordance with section 894(1) of the Companies Act, the Registrar of Companies has formed a reasonable belief that the listed companies on the notice may not be conducting business or not in operation," the statement from the service stated.
