The Institute of Certified of Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) wants County Governments to employ qualified accountants saying they still have many unemployed professionals in the market.
Speaking to the press on Thursday after meeting Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong, ICPAK chairman Julius Mwatu noted that some institutions and businesses recruit non-qualified accountants.
He added that some qualified accountants are not employed because some institutions have flouted the law and instead hired nonqualified accountants.
"We are working closely with the examining body (KASNEB) and stakeholders including County Governments and business organizations to ensure they hire the services of qualified accountants," Mwatu said.
Flanked by the Institutes' CEO Edwin Makori and Western Branch chairman Anthony Opondo, Mwatu denied that the accounting profession has been flooded in the county.
"We have 22,000 members at the moment serving 45 million Kenyans. We believe we need more qualified accountants. We are reaching out to various county governments to develop devolution agenda," he said.
Opondo said they will assist Busia County Government in areas of financial control and revenue collection, audit committees and county budget and economic forum.
On his part, governor Ojaamong said they held successful talks with the institute, adding that the Institute will partner with the county on various areas including revenue collection.
ICPAK courtesy call tours of Busia, Bungoma, Vihiga and Kakamega counties was a pre-cursor ahead of the opening of the branch physical office in Kakamega to host the headquarters of the region.
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