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Statutory Demand (Insolvency Act) template (Kenya)

What it is for

A sample Statutory Demand (Insolvency Act) for use in Kenya, drafted under the Insolvency Act Cap 53 and the Insolvency Regulations 2016.

The Kenyan law it follows

  • Insolvency Act Cap 53 — s.384(1)(a) (a creditor owed KES 100,000 or more serves a written demand at the registered office; the company has twenty-one days to pay, secure or compound)
  • Insolvency Regulations 2016 — r. 77B(2)(a) and Form 32E (statutory demand accompanying a liquidation petition founded on indebtedness)

Who prepares it

This is normally drawn by an advocate, and where it is a court paper, filed by one. The sample shows what the finished document looks like.

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Sample statutory demand (insolvency act)

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REPUBLIC OF KENYA IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA THE INSOLVENCY ACT IN INSOLVENCY CAUSE NO. .......... OF 20.... RE: RAPID BUILD CONTRACTORS LIMITED STATUTORY DEMAND To Rapid Build Contractors Limited, of P.O. Box 55110-00200, Nairobi TAKE NOTICE that within twenty-one (21) days after service of this notice on the company, excluding the day of such service, the company must pay to Grace Wambui Kinyua of P.O. Box 9044-00300, Nairobi the sum of Kshs. 4,750,000 claimed by Grace Wambui Kinyua as being the amount due to Grace Wambui Kinyua, namely: Unpaid invoices for plant hire between January and April 2026, admitted in writing by the company on 5 June 2026;

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