Kenya

Kenya eKYB validates the legitimacy of Kenyan businesses by checking their tax ID, business name, and address against Kenyan government sources of truth.

Warning

Kenya eKYB is currently available only in the Incode demo environment, not in production. Contact Incode support for availability.

UBOs and directors are not currently supported for Kenya.

Source

Country	Source	Description
Kenya	Kenyan government sources of truth	Verifies submitted business details against records maintained in Kenyan registries.

Direct API approach

For general integration notes and shared response semantics, see the eKYB API Reference.

Request parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`plugins`	Mandatory	Array. Must be `["ekyb"]`.
`businessName`	Mandatory	String. Name of the business.
`country`	Mandatory	String. Two-letter Alpha-2 country code. Must be `KE`.
`taxId`	Mandatory	String. Kenyan business tax ID.
`street`	Optional	String. Street name of the business.
`houseNo`	Optional	String. Building or house number.
`addressLine2`	Optional	String. Second line of the business address.
`city`	Optional	String. City in the business address.

Sample request

{
  "plugins": ["ekyb"],
  "businessName": "SOUTHAMPTON SPORTS CLUB KENYA LIMITED",
  "street": "Kemp House, Stadium Lane",
  "addressLine2": "Off Moi Avenue",
  "city": "Nairobi",
  "country": "KE",
  "taxId": "P051234567T"
}

Sample response

{
  "kyb": [
    { "key": "name", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "tin", "sub_label": "Verified", "reasonCodes": ["REGNO"] },
    { "key": "address_verification", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "cityMatch", "sub_label": "Verified" },
    { "key": "registrationStatus", "sub_label": "Active" },
    { "key": "entityType", "sub_label": "Private Limited Company (Ltd)" }
  ]
}

Response fields

Key	Status	Description
`name`	`Verified`, `Approximate Match`, `Unverified`	Submitted business name against the business name associated with the tax ID.
`tin`	`Found`, `Not Found`	Submitted tax ID against the government database.
`address_verification`	`Verified`, `Approximate Match`, `Unverified`	Submitted address against the address associated with the tax ID.
`cityMatch`	`Verified`, `Approximate Match`, `Unverified`	Submitted city against the city associated with the tax ID.
`registrationStatus`	`Active`, `Inactive`, `Unknown`	Registration status of the business. `Inactive` includes suspended businesses and those no longer in operation.
`entityType`	Legal entity type of the business	The legal entity type of the company, if available. If not available, displays `Unknown`.

Error responses

See the eKYB API Reference for standard error responses.

Single Session Dashboard results

View eKYB results on the Business tab in single Session view.