[kictanet] Ecitizen and FAQs

[Harry Karanja]

You're welcome Henry,

My advice - follow Grace's advice. You can use an advocate or even submit
the documents yourself, but do it offline.

Regards,
Harry Karanja
0722-828967

On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 1:31 PM, Henry Okatch <hokatch at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Harry
>
> Thanks for the heads up, I have completed the name search and I guess its
> now to register it but 5 Weeks being moved from office to office requires
> alot of patience
>
> I will give them the benefit of doubt and go ahead and register online
> hopefully I will have a very different experience and save some money.
>
> Regards
> Henry
> On 17 Feb 2016 14:15, "Harry Karanja" <kkairo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Henry,
>>
>> To register a business name using eCitizen, you have to go through two
>> processes.
>>
>> 1. Reserve the name (costs Sh.150). If successfully reserved you will get
>> the status showing Reserved and if not, it will tell you that it has been
>> Rejected.
>> 2. Using the code for the name reservation, register the business name
>> (costs about Sh.850). You will need to provide supporting documentation to
>> complete this stage.
>>
>> A word of caution. Do not try to use eCitizen to register a company. It's
>> been five weeks since I made that mistake and after being thrown about from
>> office to office, I fear I will have to do the whole process again offline
>> and pay again.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Harry Karanja
>> 0722-828967
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Henry Okatch via kictanet <
>> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> Just need some clarification from anyody who has used eCitizen.go.ke
>>> recently or in the past to register a business name. The portal only has
>>> FAQs for EVISA and not EBUSINESS (s.
>>>
>>> My current dilemma is after applying for a business name search the
>>> application status is showing 'Reserved' but it is not clear what
>>> 'Reserved' means.
>>> Does it mean that the name has already been registered or it has been
>>> reserved so that I can register it. (Maybe they relook using the word
>>> reserved and replace it with AVAILABLE or NOT AVAILABLE)
>>>
>>> Anybody on this forum who can assist with my dilemma?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Warm Regards
>>> Henry
>>> Cell +254721899572
>>>
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