Registration of Documents (Change of Name) Regulations (Cap. 285).

These Regulations provide rules of procedure for the change of name of a person in documents registered under the Registration of Documents Act. A document evidencing a change of name shall be in Form 1 as set out in the Schedule attached to these Regulations. Such document shall be endorsed by the Registrar if the requirements of these Regulations have been complied with. If the relevant person is resident outside Kenya, evidence shall be produced that he or she does not intend such residence to be permanent, and the registrar may require a certificate as to the nature and probable duration of such residence.