Companies rush to declare owners ahead of deadline

Business Registration Service acting Registrar General Kenneth Gathuma. FILE PHOTO | NMG

More than 148,000 private companies have declared their beneficial owners’ information with the company registry, nine weeks before the deadline when they are expected to update shareholder records.

Businesses have been racing to update their records to avoid paying a fine of Sh500,000 for the company and each defaulting official once the deadline lapses at the end of July.

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