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Section 976 of The Companies Act No. 17 of 2015: Requirements with respect to names of foreign companies

    

(1) In its application under section 975, a foreign company shall include particulars of the name under which it seeks to carry on business in Kenya.
(2) The name of such a company can be—
(a) the name of the company name under the law of the country or territory in which it is incorporated; or
(b) an alternative name specified in accordance with section 977.
(3) In any other case, sections 49, 50, 51, 56, 57, 58, 60 and 61 and regulations having effect for the purpose of section 59 apply in relation to the registration of the name of a foreign company:
(4) Regulations having effect for the purpose of section 52 apply in respect ofall foreign companies.
(5) A reference in the provisions referred to in subsection (3) or (4) to a change of name include a reference to registration of a different name under section 978.

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