The Patents and Companies Registration Agency says it will this year start registering companies via mobile phones.
PACRA Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Bwembya says the move is aimed at making company registration easier and more accessible to businesses.
Mr Bwembya has told ZNBC News in an interview that the Agency has witnessed an increase in the number of business registrations from 10 thousand in 2018 to 28 thousand in 2019.
He said with this increase it will be more convenient for people willing to register on their mobile phones.
Mr Bwembya also urged company owners to be compliant with the regulations, because the Agency will not relent to deregister non-compliant companies.
He adds that PACRA will next week deregister two hundred recognized companies if they do not come forward.
Mobile phones won’t make it any easier if people still have to queue up to come pay and have their proposed business/company names approved from PACRA offices.
What PACRA needs is an online registration system that works all the time and such that in the whole process of registration one doesn’t visit a PACRA office for anything.
@Dokowe, that makes much sense than mobile phones. an online system will be easier to use just like it is with ZRA.
Queuing is a source of kickbacks…Reason majority of government departments resist change!
Even filing of annual returns should be done on mobile phone with payments through mobile money.
I agree with Dokowe. An online system will help us better than mobile phone. Mobile phone will still require us to visit PACRA offices.