The Institute of Certified of Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) has urged County governments to employ qualified accountants saying they still have many unemployed professionals in the market.
Addressing the press after paying a courtesy call to the Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong on Thursday, ICPAK chairman Julius Mwatu regretted that some institutions and businesses recruit non qualified accountants.
"We are working closely with the examining body (KASNEB) and stakeholders including County governments and business organisations to ensure they hire the services of qualified accountants," he said, adding that some qualified accountants are not employed because some institutions have flouted the law and hired non qualified accountants.
Flanked by the Institute's 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 millions Kenyans. We believe we need more qualified accountants. We are reaching out to various county governments to develop devolution agenda," he said.
The chairman said they will assist Busia County Government on areas of finance control and revenue collection, audit committees and county budget and economic forum.
The governor said they held successful talks with the institute, adding that it 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.