Summary of Registered Entities and Companies in Kenya

Analyzing Business Registration Trends Across Political Transitions

Dive into a decade of Kenya’s economic landscape through the lens of business registrations. This post explores how political transitions between the Uhuru/Jubilee and Ruto/UDA eras may have influenced business formation trends, offering insights into the interplay between politics and entrepreneurship in East Africa’s powerhouse.
data-science
Author

Kabui, Charles

Published

15 October 2024

Abstract
This analysis examines the patterns of business entity registrations in Kenya from financial year 2015/2016 to 2024/2025, spanning two distinct political eras. By visualizing data from the Business Registration Service (BRS), we uncover intriguing trends in the formation of various business entities, including private companies and business names, and their potential correlation with political shifts in the country.
Keywords

Kenya, business-registration, economic-trends, political-transitions, uhuru-kenyatta, william-ruto, jubilee-party, UDA-party, economics, business, politics, east-africa