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LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
The steps below show the procedures for setting up a private company in Kenya under the COMPANIES ACT (Chapter 486 of the Laws of Kenya).
• Obtain approval to register the name of the company from the Registrar of Companies
• Obtain stamp duty on the Memorandum and Articles of Association and a Statement of the Nominal Capital at the Lands Office
• File a Declaration of Compliance with the Registrar of Companies as required under the Companies Act
• File Deed and details with the Registrar of Companies at the Attorney General’s Chambers
• Register with the Tax Department for a Personal Identification Number (PIN)
• Register with the VAT Office
• Apply for a business permit at the Municipal Council of Eldoret
• Apply for a trading / operational license
• Register with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
• Register with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)
• Register for Pay As You Earn (PAYE)
• Buy a Company Seal, after a Certificate of Incorporation has been issued by the Registrar of Companies SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION Kenya Investment Authority
(Formerly Investment Promotion Centre, IPC)
Railway Headquarters, Block D, 3rd Floor
Haile Selassie Avenue
P O Box 55704 - 00200, Nairobi.
Tel: (254) 20 221401 - 4
Fax: (254) 20 243862
E-mail: CLOAKING
Website: www.investmentkenya.com PUBLIC SECTOR The District Commissioner Location: Furfural Road P.O. Box 30, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2031421/2, 2063999 Attorney General Chambers Location:District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 4024, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2027556 Judicial Department Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 141, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033094 Ministry of Agriculture Location: District HQs, Furfural road P.O. Box 96, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2063861 Ministry of Cooperative Development Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 84, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2022324 Ministry of Education Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 371, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2063342 Ministry of Finance Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 1526, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2031420 Ministry of Health Location: District HQs, Furfural P.O Box 3, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2062711 Ministry of Home Affairs Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 993, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2063319 Ministry of Industrial Development Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 4889, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2062759 Ministry of Information Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 516, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033795 Ministry of Labor Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 110, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033642 Ministry of Livestock Development Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 3936, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2061561 Ministry of Natural Resources Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 3948, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033642 Ministry of Planning and National Development Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 51, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2032161 Ministry of Public Works Location: Furfural Road P.O. Box 30, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2061700 Ministry of Social Services Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 429, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2060057 Ministry of Tourism Location: KVDA Plaza P.O. Box Tel.:053-3286/ 62985 Ministry of Trade Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 448, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2032972 Ministry of Water Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 2264, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033201/3, 2032200 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Location: District HQs, Furfural Road P.O. Box 6669, Eldoret Tel.: 0202091703 OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Law Courts Eldoret Iten road P.O. Box 141, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033094 Kenya Revenue Authority Uganda Road, Kiptagich House P.O. Box 1254, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033668/ 2033072 National Hospital Insurance Fund KVDA Building P.O. Box 3091, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2030749 Fax: 053-2061400 E-mail: CLOAKING National Social Security Fund Uganda Road, Kiptagich House P.O. Box 1120, Eldoret Tel.: 053-206334 Fax: 053-2061540
Agricultural Finance Corporation Muliro Road P.O. Box 827, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2033167/ 2061432 Fax: 053-2033167 E-mail: CLOAKING Kenya National Library Services Iten Road P.O. Box 82, Eldoret Tel: 053-2033394 Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) KVDA and National Bank Building P.O. Box Tel.: 053-2033011/ 5 Fax: 053-2032859 Postal Corporation of Kenya (POSTA) Uganda Road P.O. Box 800, Eldoret Tel.: 053-2062051 Fax: 053-2061349 E-mail: CLOAKING Web: www.posta.co.ke Telkom Orange Kenyatta Street P.O. Box Tel.: 053-2031772 Fax: 053-2061333 E-mail: CLOAKING GENERAL SERVICES
ABC Bank Zul Arcade Tel.: 053-2031152 Fax: 2062137 Bank of Baroda Moi Street Tel.: 053-2063341, 2063204 Fax: 2030812 Barclays Bank Kenyatta Street Tel.: 053-2032881-9 Fax: 2032890 Co-Opertive Bank Co-operative Building, Ronald Ngala Street Tel.: 053-2061167, 2062717 Fax: 2063663 ECO-Bank Oginga Odinga Street Tel.: 053-2062600/1 Fax: 2062602 Equity Bank Oginga Odinga Street Tel.: 053-2060907/8 Fax: 2031777 Family Bank Kenyatta Street Tel.: 053-2031141-4 Fax: 203745 Fina Bank Kago Street Tel.: 053-2030922/21/24 Fax: 2030925 Imperial Bank Limited Imperial Court Building, Waiganjo Street, Nairobi Road Tel.: 053-2030494, 2030874 Fax: Kenya Commercial Bank Kenyatta Street Tel.: 053-2062241/2 Fax: 053-2061259 Kenya Commercial Bank-Eldoret West Branch Kiptagich House, Uganda Road Tel.: 053-2062257/8, 2062287 Fax: 053-2061313 K-Rep Bank Kirem Arcade, Ronald Ngala Tel.: 053-20628835 Fax: 053-2030812 National Bank Along Uganda Road Tel.: 053-2062545/6/7 Fax: 053-2032387 Southern Credit Simphi House, Oloo Street Tel.: 053-2062622/481 Fax: 053-2063459 Standard Chartered Bank Kenyatta Street Tel.: 053-2063371/2/3 Fax: 053-2063033 Transnational Bank Limited Hughes Building, Oginga Odinga Street Tel.: 053-2031846, 2031284, 2031756 Fax: Kenya National Chamber of Commerce Wareng County Council Chambers, Uganda Road Tel.: 053-2032972, 0202093381 Fax: 053-2062355 EMS Speed Post Posta Kenya, along Uganda Road Tel.: 053-2031314 Fax: 053-2032297 Wells Fargo Elgeyo Marakwet Tel.: 053-2060299, 0721118881 Fax: G4S Courier Services Uganda Road Tel.: 053-2063729/46, 053-2032657 Fax: Nation Courier National Bank Building, Furfural Road Tel.: 053-2063655 Fax:
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