ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
The Companies (General) Regulations
11. Circumstances in which a company name will not be registered
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
11. Circumstances in which a company name will not be registered
A company name may not be registered if—(a)it is the same as a name appearing in the Registrar's Index of Company Names, Business Names, Limited Liability Partnerships or Partnerships;(b)it has a close phonetic resemblance to the name of company, business name, limited liability partnership or partnership that is already registered;(c)it differs from the name of another company, business name, limited liability partnership or partnership that is already registered only by the addition of the name of a place, locality or region within Kenya;(d)it is identical to, or closely resembles, that of a name that has been reserved by the Registrar for use in connection with a proposed company, business name, limited liability partnership or partnership;(e)it is identical to or closely resembles, the name of a company or limited liability partnership that has been dissolved, or has been struck off the register of companies or register of limited liability partnerships, or the entry of a business in the register of business names or partnerships kept under the Registration of Business Names Act, 2015 has been cancelled;(f)it is the same as a name of a body corporate or established under a written law;(g)the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that its use would involve the commission of a criminal offence; or(h)the Registrar believes on reasonable grounds that it is offensive or undesirable or contrary to public interest.