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How to verify a company in Kenya.

Short answer

Kenya has no free anonymous company search. An official search (often called CR12) costs KES 650 through BRS on eCitizen and needs an account.

Step by step

1
Sign in to BRS on eCitizen.brsv2.ecitizen.go.ke
2
Choose Make Application, then Official Search, and enter the registered name or number.brs.go.ke
3
Pay and download the certificate. It lists current directors and shareholders.eprocedures.investkenya.go.ke
4
Check the free compliance notice list for companies the Registrar believes may not be operating.brs.go.ke

Company official searchbrs.go.keKES 650

Business name searchbrs.go.keKES 250

KES 650 is KES 600 plus a KES 50 eCitizen fee. BRS's schedule also has a duplicate row showing 600 and 200.

Several generations of company numbers appear, such as PVT-…, PVT/YYYY/…, CPR/YYYY/… and older C.…new.kenyalaw.org
A business name is not a separate legal entity, and a foreign company registration is a branch of an overseas company.brs.go.ke

VerifiedA BRS processing flag that allows automatic certificates. Not a tax or solvency verdict.

In the compliance noticeThe Registrar believes it may not be operating. Not yet struck off.

Struck off or dissolvedConfirm from the gazette notice and the register, not from a proposal.

Administration or liquidationFormal insolvency, separate from registration status.

What these meanbrs.go.ke

"CR12" is also the name of an unrelated BRS form. Ask for the official search certificate by name.brs.go.ke
Beneficial ownership isn't generally public, so don't expect it from the search.brs.go.ke
Compare the registration number, not only the name. Similar names are common.brs.go.ke

What we couldn't confirm

Sources read 26 October 2026. Registries change their portals and fees; check the linked page before you pay.

Ask Konexium about any company in Kenya. It reads the registry, the company's site and the news, and links every finding to its source.