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So here you are, a single mum and the bills for taking care of your bundle of joy are higher than you ever imagined. You had a different plan for your life. You probably never intended to become a single mother but you did. You know the father of your child but for whatever reason, you are no longer together. What can you do to provide better for your child? What is available for you legally? What does it take to get money from the baby daddy?  As you can imagine, most of these absentee parents were fathers. Biology is cruel when it comes to reproduction: the man has to have an orgasm, then the woman carries the pregnancy, her attractiveness deteriorates during the pregnancy-breast-feeding phase, and the guy can run whenever he pleases. Years ago, a single mother lamented the humiliating process our court system had put her through when she sued her child’s father for financial support. After Beijing, the law was highly punitive towards men in these situations

It facilitate registration of a company with AGPO. The AGPO is a program introduced by the Government that provides that 30% of all Government tenders should be reserved for youth, women and people with disabilities. AGPO is an acronym for Access to Government Procurement Opportunities. A CR12 is an official confirmation by the Companies Registry in Kenya as to whom the directors/shareholders of a company are. It also confirms that the company’s records exist at the Company registry. It is usually signed off by the Registrar with the following details; The list of shareholders, Postal Addresses and respective shareholding; The list of Directors and their postal addresses; The Registered office of the Company; and Any debentures, charges or encumbrances registered against the company. How do you apply for a CR 12 in Kenya? A CR 12 is usually applied in the form of a business letter addressed to the Registrar of Companies in Kenya. The Companies Registry is located at Sheria

Running business is hard. Just when you thought you can now relax, a competitor comes up with a new innovation that may make your business irrelevant. Sometimes, you just don’t have money for advertisement, marketing, research and development, expansion or moving to new territories. Business gurus advise that the only way your company can grow sometimes is through acquisitions. But, who has the money for that? Where do you get money to do all that? The bank manager is no longer answering your phone calls because the company’s debt to equity ratio is bad. In this article I am going to show how by listing your company on the stock exchange can open up your company to accessing new capital either during the Initial Public Offer (IPO) or subsequent issues such as rights issue or a secondary IPO. Listing a company on the stock exchange is a process.  Many companies fear listing on the stock exchange for loss of ownership and control. True, when you list you get a whole lot of new share

The Constitution of Kenya and the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 recognizes the citizenship rights of an individual in Kenya. There are various ways in which one may acquire citizenship in the country CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTH-QUALIFICATIONS If on the date of a person’s birth, whether or not born in Kenya, either the mother or father of the person is a citizen. Procedure Request the Form If you have ever held an Alien’s Certificate (Card) (even if it is now expired), you will need to surrender this and obtain a “Certificate of Clearance”. If you are in Kenya, go to your local National Registration of Persons offices( usually located within local sub-county Commissioner’s offices) and request the form If you are abroad, you can request the form at your nearest Kenyan Embassy, High Commission or Consulate The Director Kenya Citizens & Foreign Nationals Management Services Ministry of State for Immigration & Registration of Persons , and attach the

Sole proprietorships and partnerships are both registered under the Business Names Act. A sole proprietorship is formed by only one person whereas a partnership will consist of at least two persons and a maximum of 20 persons. The registration procedure for the two is more or less the same as the same Form BN2 is required. Requirements for registration of a sole proprietorship/ partnership Proposed business names for search and approval; Nature of business; for professional services a practicing certificate by the relevant body for the current year will be attached; Proposed Physical address of the business. Address includes road, plot number, town, and county; Full names of the partners or the sole proprietor; Nationality of the partners/ sole proprietor; Age of each partner based on their national IDs; Gender of each of the partners; Usual place of residence of each of the partners/ sole proprietor Copy of ID / Passport for Partners /the Sole proprietor; 2 passport

Societies in Kenya are registered under the Societies Act. Political parties, Churches, Welfare associations, Sports associations, and Private members clubs can all be registered under the societies Act as Societies. Requirements for registration of a society. Proposed names for search and approval; Objects of the society; The number of members in the society (At least 10 members); The names, occupation and postal addresses of the Chairman, treasurer and secretary; Proposed Physical address of the society. Address includes road, plot number, town, and county; Constitution for the society; Form A (application for registration of a society) Form B ( notification of registered office and address of a society)  Procedure for registration of a society Name search. A name search is conducted to ascertain if proposed names are available for registration. Preparation of the constitution and relevant forms.   The society’s constitution is then prepared and Forms A and B a

Stamp Duty is paid to the Kenya Revenue Authority. As you register your company, you need to complete a form (SD1) from the Kenya Revenue Authority. The original copy of the payment form will be retained by the person paying for presentation as evidence of payment to the Registrar for the purpose of processing the documents, but will be authenticated by the triplicate copy (green) copy. As an administrative requirement, the KRA now requires the personal identification numbers (PINs) of all parties on whose behalf duty-stamped documents are submitted. Documents must be first assessed by the Stamp Duty Office before payment can be processed by the KRA-designated banks. The amount payable is prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary responsible for Lands and Housing from time to time. At the moment, a stamp duty of 1% is payable upon the creation and increase of the authorized share capital. However, the amount is subject to bank charges and fixed charges. If the company has an authorize