<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hi, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Reserved means that you have successfully put aside that name for your use. It is normally valid for 30 days. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">For companies, there is ongoing reform to conform with the new Companies Act and (na sio kupiga debe) it is easier to use your advocate as an agent. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Regards, </div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2016-02-17 13:15 GMT+03:00 Harry Karanja via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Henry,<div><br></div><div>To register a business name using eCitizen, you have to go through two processes.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr">Regards,<div>Harry Karanja</div><div>0722-828967</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Henry Okatch via kictanet <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" target="_blank">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Hello all,<br><br></div>Just need some clarification from anyody who has used <a href="http://eCitizen.go.ke" target="_blank">eCitizen.go.ke</a> recently or in the past to register a business name. The portal only has FAQs for EVISA and not EBUSINESS (s.<br></div><br></div>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.<br>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)<br><br></div><div>Anybody on this forum who can assist with my dilemma? <br></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div><span dir="ltr">Warm Regards<br>Henry<br>Cell +254721899572<br>_______________________________________________________________________________<br><b><i><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up,
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