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Dear Honorable Member,
This is to notify you that in its 241st Council Meeting, the Council elected FCS Jacqueline Waihenya as the Institute's Vice Chairman.
This is in accordance with paragraphs 6 (1) and (2) of the 2nd Schedule of the CPSK Act Cap 534 Laws of Kenya.
Find note the full Council as now constituted.
Kind regards,
CS Gloria Kikete
Corporate Secretary
2023 ICPSK ELECTION RESULTS
Following the just concluded council elections held from 15th May 2023 to 17th May 2023, the Chairman position and 6 vacant council positions had candidates duly elected.
The elected candidates assume office and make up the 11-person council.
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FCS Joshua W. Wambua, MBS |
Chairman |
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FCS Dr. Nicholas K. Letting |
Council Member |
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FCS Jacqueline Waihenya |
Council Member |
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FCS George O. Athiambo |
Council Member |
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CS Kathryne Maundu |
Council Member |
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CS Dr. Wyne Mutuma |
Council Member |
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CS Joyce Koech |
Council Member |
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CS Joyce Njeri Mukururi |
Council Member |
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CS Simon Peter Mwangi Kariuki |
Council Member |
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CS Judy Olive Warui |
Council Member |
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CS William Kiema Sammy |
Council Member |
2023 ICS ELECTIONS - ONLINE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
The official voting will commence online between Monday, May 15th, 2023 at 8:00 am and Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 at 5:00 pm as per the Elections Guidelines.
Voting is exclusively online (vote.icpsk.com).
The members who are eligible to vote have received tokens and a link to enable them vote.
To confirm eligibility please click here (https://vote.icpsk.com/eligibility/).
In case of any inquiries, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) partnered with the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) to mount the 2023 induction workshop for Board Members of State Corporations.
This Board Induction was held in four Cohorts from 12th to 26th April 2023 at Lake Naivasha Resort, Naivasha with the first Cohort held between April 12th to 14th, 2023, and was officially opened by H.E. Dr. Musalia W. Mudavadi.
The Workshop was premised on good governance promotion in Kenya.
The collaboration between ICS and SCAC, that started way back in 2015, from MWONGOZO CODE of Governance for State Corporations in Kenya, has been further strengthened through this noble capacity building initiative.
This Board Induction Workshop brought together all Board Members and Chairpersons in all state corporations in Kenya, and created a platform for exchange of ideas, and robust engagement on corporate governance matters.
During this Induction Workshop, several topics and thematic areas were covered that include; principles of Corporate Governance under Mwongozo and Emerging Issues, Policy and Institutional Framework of State Corporations; emotional intelligence and Boardroom dynamics, Overview of Governance Audit Framework, Overview of Public Procurement and Disposal Framework for State Corporation, and Effective Management of Meetings, Ethics among others.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS - FRIDAY MAY 19TH, 2023 ONLINE AND AT CPS GOVERNANCE CENTRE
Written by Super Admin
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Regards,
CS Gloria Kikete
Corporate Secretary
The corporate secretarial profession has over the years evolved from traditional compliance and a greater focus is now on governance advisory services. This coupled with technological advancement, economic dynamics, and other changing trends in the global and local arena has necessitated the review of the Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act, Cap 534 of 1988 (“the Act”).
To this end, The Cabinet Secretary to National Treasury and Economic Planning appointed a multi-sectoral Taskforce in July 2022 to review the legal framework for the corporate secretarial profession. The Taskforce is in its final stages of this assignment and has developed a Draft Bill.
Pursuant to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and all other relevant legislation, the Taskforce in its 8th meeting approved Public Participation, with all Stakeholders, key among them, members.
You can access the Bill here THE CERTIFIED GOVERNANCE SECRETARIES BILL, 2023
Please see below communication and give feedback in the input template also attached.
PUBLIC NOTICE
DRAFT BILL COMMUNIQUE
Dear Member,
As part of encouraging the governance professionals to do research on corporate governance, ICS releases peer reviewed Governance Journal, Vol 1-Issue 1- 2023. Click the links below to access an online version of the governance journal and governance journal editorial policy 2023.
Note that submission of articles to be considered for publication in the governance journal is on a rolling basis. For more information or clarification, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Kind Regards,
Gilbert Kiprono
Manager, Research and Business Development
Dear Member,
We have Boldly incorporated technology and innovation by adopting a new ERP platform, and engaged new staff members, both aimed at enhancing Excellent services to members, as we Collaborate with stakeholders with mutual interests. We are also Agile in pursuing new frontiers, all the while maintaining our Integrity.
See a highlight of how we're doing all that in our Newsletter attached.
Happy reading and don't forget to give us feedback via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Yours sincerely,
CS Gloria Kikete
Corporate Secretary
Dear Member,
Reference is made to your investment in the CPS Governance Centre project.
As you are aware, we refunded the 1st tranche of 78% and we are already refunding the 2nd and final tranche of 10% bringing to the percentage refund of 88%.
The balance of 12% forms part of project sunk costs.
In the year 2022, the council started a project to develop cost effective facilities to house office space, meeting rooms and training facilities for members, students and stakeholders. Would you consider donating the amount to the development of project?
To understand the project better, click below links;
Otherwise, please contact 0734603173 to arrange facilitation of the refund cheque.
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Dear Member,
The Institute is seeking to recruit as follows:
Qualified and interested persons are requested to apply as per the jobs advertisements in the links above.
Kind Regards,
CPA Pius Kamau
Head of Finance and Support Services
Institute of Certified Secretaries
Dear Member,
The Council of the Institute is seeking to fill two vacant positions within the Institute’s Secretariat.
Members of the Institute in good standing and who meet the set requirements are encouraged to apply.
All applications, with relevant mandatory information as per the job adverts, should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 9:00 a.m., Friday May 13, 2022.
For more information, click the links below to download detailed job adverts:
Manager, Professional Services
Corporate Secretary
Qualified and interested persons are requested to apply as per jobs advertisements.
Kind Regards,
CPA Pius Kamau
Head of Finance and Support Services
Institute of Certified Secretaries
Dear Member,
Happy New Year and receive greetings from the Institute.
This is a polite reminder that subscriptions for year 2022 were due by January 1, 2022.
Members are kindly requested to pay their subscriptions to be in good standing. Invoices for year 2022 were sent in November 2021.
The Council has also extended amnesty to members with outstanding subscriptions from year 2019 and before. To qualify for the amnesty you must clear the subscriptions for years 2020, 2021 and 2022 before March 31, 2022. Members in arrears are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to be in good standing.
For any clarifications, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Kind regards,
CPA Pius Kamau
Head of Finance
Institute of Certified Secretaries
ICS signs knowledge-exchange agreement with Essex University Academics
Written by Super AdminICS signs knowledge-exchange agreement with Essex University Academics
The Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (ICS), is a membership organization, established under the Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya Act, Cap. 534 of the Laws of Kenya with a mandate of promoting the practice of good governance in both the private and public sectors. In fulfilment of its core mandate of promoting good governance, ICS has initiated a collaborative research and impact agreement with academics from the University of Essex (United Kingdom).
The agreement aims at facilitating collaboration, through rigorous research, in the broad area of corporate governance. It intends to bridge the ‘academic research-practice divide’ and offers an opportunity for governance practitioners and researchers to work jointly on projects with the aim of developing appropriate governance policies and practices that will have a positive impact on organisations, people and society.
The ICS team is led by CS. Obare Nyaega (Chief Executive Officer), CS. Jeremiah Karanja (Head of Professional Services), and Mr. Gilbert Kiprono (Manager, Research and Business Development). The Essex Team comprises of Professor Teerooven Soobaroyen and Dr. Danson Kimani, both of whom are members of the Essex Business School’s Centre for Accountability and Global Development (CAGD).
As part of this emerging collaboration, the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council’s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) scheme provides the University of Essex with funding to support an initial project entitled “Towards improving corporate governance practices within Kenyan State-Owned Corporations: A collaborative project with the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) of Kenya”.
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