ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Public Benefits Organizations Act
10. Certificate of registration
Edition: 2025-06-20 · In force
10. Certificate of registration
(1)Upon registering a public benefit organization, the Authority shall issue a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.(2)A certificate of registration shall be a conclusive evidence of the authority to operate throughout Kenya as specified in the constitution of the public benefit organization or in the certificate of registration.(3)A registered public benefit organization shall by virtue of such registration be a body corporate with perpetual succession capable, in its name, of—(b)taking, purchasing or otherwise acquiring, holding, charging or disposing of movable and immovable property;(c)entering into contracts; and(d)doing or performing all such other things or acts necessary for proper performance of its functions under this Act, which may lawfully be done or performed by a body corporate.(4)A public benefit organization which has been registered retains its registration until—(a)its registration is cancelled under this Act;(b)the organization is voluntarily deregistered; or(c)the organization is wound-up or dissolved.