ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Companies Act
134. Company to keep register of directors
Edition: 2024-12-27 · In force
134. Company to keep register of directors
(1)Every company shall keep a register of its directors.(2)A company shall ensure that its register of directors complies with sections 135 and 136.(3)A company shall keep its register of directors open for inspection at its registered office or at some other place prescribed or authorised by the regulations.(4)A company shall ensure that its register of directors is kept open during its ordinary hours of business for inspection by—(a)any member of the company without charge; and(b)any other person on payment of a fee (if any) not exceeding the amount prescribed for the purposes of this subsection.(5)If a company refuses to allow a person to inspect the register, that person may apply to the Court for an order under subsection (6).(6)If, on the hearing of an application made under subsection (5), the Court is satisfied that the company's refusal was without justification, it shall make an order directing the company to allow the applicant or the applicant's representative to inspect the company's register and, if it does so, it may make a further order directing the company to pay the applicant's costs in the matter.(7)If a company fails to comply with a requirement of this section, the company, and each officer of the company who is in default, commit an offence and on conviction are each liable to a fine not exceeding one million shillings.(8)If, after a company or any of its officers is convicted of an offence under subsection (7), the company continues to fail to comply with the relevant requirement, the company, and each officer of the company who is in default, commit a further offence on each day on which the failure continues and on conviction are each liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand shillings for each such offence.