Half of firms risks assets freeze over secret owners

The government is relying on disclosures to enhance the transparency of beneficial ownership in public procurement.

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Nearly half of registered private companies in Kenya risk delisting and asset freeze for failing to disclose the names, phone numbers and resi­dential addresses of owners who own more than 10 percent stakes through secret accounts.

Only 405,329 of the 801,027 firms have revealed the identities of the secret shareholders to the Attorney-General, through the Business Regis­tration Service (BRS), in line with a 2020 law.

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