News Just in: Gov’t Revokes Licences of 102 Organisations Including Churches.
News Just in: Gov’t Revokes Licences of 102 Organisations Including Churches: The Registrar of Societies has cancelled the licences of 102 organisations including churches, business and school associations.
In a notice on Friday, the registrar, Maria Nyariki outlined that the organisations would cease operation following the gazettement of the notice in accordance with the law as mandated in the Societies Act.
Some of the religious Organizations cancelled include: Kenya Independent Churches, Winners Celebration Center, Glorious Gate Ministries, Kenya Revival Group of The Gospel and the God of Wonders Evangelistic Ministry, The African Independent Pentecostal Church of Africa among others.
The statement read, “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 12 (1) (i) of the Societies Act and Rule 14 (d) of the Societies Rules, the Registrar of Societies cancels the registration of the societies specified in the second column of the Schedule, with effect from the respective dates specified in the fourth column of the Schedule.”
Business and Professional organizations that were cancelled include; including the Burma Meat Suppliers Association, Western Community-Based Tourism Association, Imenti Jua Kali Association, Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors, The Kenya Press Club among others.
Old school student associations were also affected by the latest government move. Among them were the Tambach Old Boys Association and the Nairobi Tindiret Students Association.
Welfare associations were also found non-compliant with government regulations with their operation licences cancelled. Among them were the Maseno Welfare Association, Nyandarua Welfare Association, and Kaluo Okang’ Welfare Association.
The gov’t always reviews associations to ensure compliance with regulations including books of account, property details and members list.
The statement reads, “Where under section 12(1) of the Act the Registrar is of the opinion that the registration of a society should be cancelled or suspended, he shall send to the society a notification of intended cancellation or suspension in Form G(1) in the Schedule to these Rules; and a notification of cancellation or suspension in Form G(2) in the Schedule to these Rules.”
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