Solutions

Eight gates into Kenya, one engagement.

Our product line follows the order a company passes through on its way into Kenya. Each gate stands alone, and together they form a single route with one partner accountable from start to finish.

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GATE01

Market Entry Intelligence

Know the market before you commit capital.

Demand, pricing, regulation, location and partners, tested before you commit. The output is a board-ready report with explicit assumptions and a recommended entry route.

Explore Market Entry Intelligence
  • Market sizing and pricing studies
  • Regulatory scan and licence matrix
  • Entry mode, location and tax structure options
  • Partner and acquisition due diligence
  • Fact-finding missions to Nairobi
  • Board-ready report and debrief
GATE02

Company Formation

A Kenyan legal presence, built right the first time.

Subsidiary or branch, documents legalised abroad, registration on eCitizen, beneficial ownership, KRA, eTIMS and brand protection, handed over in one complete pack.

Explore Company Formation
  • Subsidiary incorporation or branch registration
  • Notarisation and apostille of parent documents
  • Beneficial ownership filing and statutory registers
  • KRA PIN, iTax obligations and eTIMS onboarding
  • Company secretary, registered office and local representative
  • Trademark and data protection registration
GATE03

Investor Facilitation

Every certificate and incentive your investment qualifies for.

The KenInvest Investment Certificate, zone licences and financial centre certification, with a clear schedule of the incentives your project can claim and the conditions attached.

Explore Investor Facilitation
  • KenInvest Investment Certificate applications
  • Special Economic Zone licensing
  • Export Processing Zone licensing
  • Nairobi International Financial Centre certification
  • Incentive mapping and claims with tax partners
GATE04

Licensing and Permits

Every permit your activity needs, from county hall to sector regulator.

County permits, environmental and standards approvals and sector licences, filed in the right order and logged with their renewal dates.

Explore Licensing and Permits
  • County business permits, fire and health licences
  • NEMA, KEBS and occupational safety approvals
  • Sector licences from CBK, the Communications Authority, EPRA, IRA and others
  • Inspection preparation and a renewals calendar
GATE05

Immigration and Mobility

Your people on the ground, lawfully and on time.

The right permit class, a complete application, a credible localisation plan and a renewal calendar for every foreign employee and their family.

Explore Immigration and Mobility
  • Electronic Travel Authorisations and Special Passes
  • Work permits: Class D for employees, Class G for investors
  • Understudy and localisation plans
  • Dependant's passes for families
  • Foreign national registration, renewals and exits
GATE06

People and Payroll

Hire in Kenya, with or without an entity.

Employer of record for teams hired before incorporation, compliant monthly payroll for your own entity, and the contracts, policies and benefits that go with them.

Explore People and Payroll
  • Employer of record for teams hired before incorporation
  • Payroll and remittances: PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and the Housing Levy
  • Employment contracts and HR policies
  • Recruitment, background checks and benefits design
GATE07

Market Access and Government Relations

Known to the people who matter before you need them.

Structured engagement with regulators and ministries, plain-English policy briefings, launch communications and the partners and channels that open the market.

Explore Market Access and Government Relations
  • Introductions to regulators, ministries and counties
  • Policy monitoring and advocacy submissions
  • Media relations, launch communications and reputation
  • Distributor search, tender readiness and association membership
GATE08

Compliance and Continuity

Lawful every month, for as long as you are here.

One compliance calendar, owned by us: tax filings with partner accountants, company secretarial work, renewals, regulatory alerts and orderly exits.

Explore Compliance and Continuity
  • A compliance calendar we own: tax returns, annual returns, audits
  • Company secretarial service and board support
  • Renewals of permits, licences and tax compliance certificates
  • Regulatory alerts, restructuring and orderly exit
Alongside every gate

Arrival services

The first weeks in a new country decide how a team feels about it. We arrange the practical side so your people arrive ready to work, and see Kenya while they wait.

Explore Kenya while we work

Airport meet and greetHousing search and leasesSchool admissionsBank accounts and M-PesaHealth coverDriving licence conversionOffice and premises searchCultural orientationInvestor visit programmesSafari and tour recommendations
Ways to engage

Combine the gates that fit your entry.

Four common shapes of engagement. Every one is scoped and quoted after a discovery call.

For investors who know the market

Launch

A legal presence, the right certificates and the licences to trade, delivered fast.

Gates 02, 03, 04
Our most complete engagement

Land and Expand

The full first year: study, entity, incentives, licences, permits and people, with arrival services for your team.

Gates 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
For employers testing the market

Hire Without an Entity

Kenyan employees on a compliant payroll, with permits for anyone you send in.

Gates 05, 06
For companies already here

Stay Compliant

We take over the compliance calendar, secretarial work and renewals.

Gate 08
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