What Atlas holds for Kenya
Source: the Atlas database, updated automatically.
The official records
The Business Registration Service is the statutory custodian of Kenya's company records, administering the Companies Act 2015, the Registration of Business Names Act and limited-liability partnerships. Incorporation runs through eCitizen : a name search, then lodging the CR1, CR2 and CR8 forms, with a private limited company typically cleared in a few business days. Because the whole flow is digital, new entities appear in the official record quickly, but rarely surface in international data vendors with the same speed.
Kenya's business landscape is overwhelmingly small and medium enterprises, which generate a large share of GDP and employment, spread across agriculture and agritech, trade and distribution, manufacturing, financial services and a deep Nairobi tech scene that earned the "Silicon Savannah" tag.
How to use the register
- Start from the register, not from a bought list. It is the legal record of every company.
- Read the status field. Registers keep closed companies too. See how many have closed in other registers.
- Check the website belongs to the company, with the registration number or a distinguishing name on the page.
Sources
- www.kra.go.ke
- www.knbs.or.ke
- www.knbs.or.ke
- www.kra.go.ke
- www.businessdailyafrica.com
- www.businessdailyafrica.com
Descriptions are based on the national sources above. Figures in the text are rounded and change over time. Found an error? Write to atlasforgex@proton.me. More countries: business data by country and registers by country.