Mass Layoffs Loom as Registrar of Companies Dissolves 72 Firms, Targets 68 More

Kenya’s Registrar of Companies dissolved 72 firms effective October 23, 2026, and gave 68 others three months to contest their proposed removal from the register. Deputy Registrar Hiram Gachugi said the affected businesses span sectors including real estate, construction, healthcare, energy, transport and hospitality. The number of jobs potentially affected is unknown because the notices did not say whether the firms were operating or how many people they employed. The move follows an announcement about a month earlier that 176 companies had been dissolved and another 155 listed for possible removal.