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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Public Benefit Organizations Regulatory Authority (PBORA) has extended the deadline for filing 2025 annual reports by seven working days following challenges experienced by public benefit organizations when making payments through the eCitizen platform.
In a notice, PBORA Director-General Laxmana Kiptoo said the extension was intended to encourage compliance.
“The Authority has taken note of the challenges encountered by Public Benefit Organizations (PBOs) when making payment of Annual Reports filing fees on the eCitizen platform pbora.ecitizen.go.ke,” the notice stated.
PBORA said the revised deadline takes effect immediately, giving affected organizations whose financial year ends in December until July 9, 2026, to submit their 2025 annual reports.
“In order to encourage continued compliance in the filing of 2025 Annual Reports, the Authority has extended the reports submission deadline by seven (7) working days effective today,” the authority said.
“This means that PBOs whose financial year ends in December will be required to file their Annual Reports for 2025 on or before July 9, 2026.”
The extension is expected to provide relief to charities, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations and other registered public benefit organizations that have experienced delays while processing payments through the government’s digital platform.
Annual report filing is a key compliance requirement for registered PBOs, enabling the regulator to monitor governance, financial reporting and operational activities within the sector.
The authority urged organizations yet to submit their reports to take advantage of the additional time and complete the filing process before the new deadline to remain compliant with regulatory requirements.