Treasury on the spot over payment of pending bills
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 01:06 | By Jacktone Lawi National Treasury was yesterday put on the spot over delayed disbursement of funds meant to offset pending bills. Submissions brought before the Planning Committee of the National Assembly revealed a mismatch in legislation meant to ensure prompt payment of governments obligations. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants […]
ACCA Partners With ICPAK To Enhance Member Benefits
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has signed a partnership with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) that will see members of both entities benefit from local and global access to learning resources and collaborate on public policy deliberations that directly impact the accountancy profession. The partnership, which also targets to catapult […]
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NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 11-The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has signed a partnership with the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) that will see members of both entities benefit from local and global access to learning resources. It will also see both entities collaborate on public policy deliberations that directly impact the […]
Audit regulator probes Uchumi’s forged books
By JOHN MUTUA THURSDAY FEBRUARY 10 2022 The accountants watchdog has opened investigations on Ernst & Young (EY) and the auditors associated with the audit firm over claims it helped cook Uchumi Supermarkets’ books. The Institute of Certified Professional Accounts of Kenya (ICPAK) said it was investigating the directors at the firm who reviewed Uchumi’s […]
How pandemic has changed accounting, financial reporting
by Noel Wandera-People Daily STANDARDS: The coronavirus pandemic has revolutionized the way accounting in the country is reported, the Institute of Public Accountant of Kenya (ICPAK) said yesterday. Chief executive Edwin Makori said unlike before where reporting was focused on requirement of standards, the advent of the pandemic has shifted focus on the practicality of […]
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya refuse ‘ring-fencing’ DG position
By Lewis Njoka Friday, July 30th, 2021 00:00 A lobby has opposed a proposal to have the Director General of the Kenya Roads Board (KRB) position reserved for civil engineers terming the idea as discriminatory and retrogressive. The board which gobbles up billions from Treasury annually uses the money to fund, oversee and coordinate road […]
ICPAK calls for extension of AG’s reporting period
by Noel Wandera- PeopleDailyKe Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) wants the National Assembly to extend the Auditor General’s (AG) reporting period to two months to enable the office to produce quality reports. While making submissions before the Finance and National Planning Committee of the National Assembly on the Public Finance Management (Amendment) […]
Lobby group calls on DCI to probe the dismissal of Maasai Mara University CPA
A lobby group has called on the Directorate of Criminal Investigation to probe the dismissal of Maasai Mara University Certified Public Accountant(CPA) Spencer Sankale. This comes days after Sankale was fired by the University council over what they termed as gross misconduct. Amnesty International Kenya, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and Transparency […]