Businessmen frequently come across tender advertisements with short deadlines. A Comprehensive Guide for Connecting a Company to the e-Citizen Portal
Entrepreneurs that are interested in this must submit a current CR12.
A CR12 is a formal confirmation issued by Kenya’s Registrar of Companies identifying a company’s directors and shareholders. Additionally, the document attests to the existence of the company’s records at the Company register.
Owners of firms registered before to 2017 that need CR12 on the move, according to the Business Registration Service (BRS), must log in to the eCitizen platform and link their companies.
Linking a firm is the process of transferring manual corporate documents online, according to an official statement from BRS. An organization can be onboarded for free.
Step-by-Step Process of Linking a Business
Entering the username and password to access the eCitizen account of the directors, director-shareholders, or appointed company secretaries is the first step in the whole procedure.
Click “Link Business” after selecting Business Registration Service (BRS).
After being asked to provide the business’s name or registration number, you can click on the search option.
Choose the company you wish to link to the portal from the search results, then pick the next drop-down menu.
You will notice the field where you need to input the business details in the edit details popup. The business name, registration number, registration type, and registration date are all included in this.
Proceed by clicking “Save.”
Once you input its capacity, continue by filling in the type of business.
Complete the registration office address data and provide all necessary information to the site.
Add the quantity and the value of each share to the share category to offer information about shares.
Lastly, provide your personal information, the shares and beneficial ownership data, and the details of each director and shareholder. Then, save.
You can download the automatically generated form by clicking the “Save” button. The form will be immediately created once all the data has been entered.
The next step is to review it and make sure the information you have entered is accurate and true.
Your company’s current and online information will be available after the required processes have been completed.
After that, you may apply for the tender of your choosing and bid against other prospective buyers.
