Mandate

Recognitions

Mission

Values

Service Charter

History

Board

Top Management

The principal mandate of KENAS is to accredit and exercise oversight over organizations, both private and public, that carry out conformity assessment activities. These organizations include; testing laboratories, calibration laboratories, medical laboratories, certification bodies, and inspection and verification bodies.

Assess and accredit conformity assessment bodies.
Promote accreditation in Kenya.
Promote mutual recognition of the competence of accredited bodies and equivalence of accreditation schemes.
Establish and nurture relations and cooperation with regional and international accreditation bodies, persons, associations and organizations that the Service may consider necessary for the furtherance of the objectives of this Act.
Participate in the formulation and monitoring of national, regional and international accreditation guidelines and standards.
Create public awareness on accreditation, collect and disseminate information on accreditation and conformity assessment matters through advocacy programmes, the publication of reports, pamphlets, books, journals or any other publications.
Provide training, and other related services and promote research on accreditation and conformity assessment matters.

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Accredited Once, Accepted Everywhere

KENAS has attained regional and international recognitions that promotes the test reports or certificates issued by our accredited laboratories, inspection bodies, certification bodies and, validation and verification bodies are accepted worldwide.

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Our Vision

A symbol of trust in quality, safety and environmental assurance.

Our Mission

To provide greater confidence in accredited conformity assessment services to businesses, government, regulators, consumers and the public.

Our Value Proposition

Delivering Trust

Our Values - iPace

Integrity

We are honest, impartial and trustworthy at all times with our colleagues, with our customers and all stakeholders in delivering accreditation services in a fair manner and free of discrimination or preferential treatment.

Professionalism

We value our work, deliver as a team, act in a reliable manner that depicts our expertise and competences, and we take pride in our accomplishments.

Accountability

We remain accountable to our stakeholders, exercise prudence in managing resources entrusted to us, always acknowledge responsibility for our actions and act in a transparent manner.

Customer-focused

We value and cultivate lasting relationships with our customers and are committed to continuously meet their needs and exceed expectations in delivering accreditation services.

Excellence

We consistently follow the highest quality standards, apply new technologies, objectively challenge existing practices and innovate in improving our services.

KENAS is committed to providing quality services at all times in the best interest of all our customers. We continually improve our standards of quality in every aspect of our services to the satisfaction of our customers.

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1984

National Calibration Service was established vide Legal Notice No. 8 of 1984 (Standards Act) and admitted by the Metrology Department at Kenya Bureau of Standards for accreditation of Independent Calibration Centres.

1995

Quality Systems Assessment Committee (QSAC) established vide Gazette Notice No. 2942, (Standards Act) for registration of persons, quasi-accreditation of certification bodies and the appointment of the first Chairperson.

1999

First IAF pre-peer evaluation led by Dr Sean Wloka and Mr Sean McCurtain funded by UNIDO.

2004

The name “KENAS” was coined by the Kenyan delegation to the first planning meeting - EAC Technical subcommittee meeting on Quality Assurance (QA) and accreditation at Bagamoyo, Tanzania.

2005

Kenya Accreditation Service Regulation enacted vide Kenya Gazette Supplement Number 22- (Standards Act)

2007

KENAS formally separates from KEBS and gets its first office in Nairobi South C.

2009

KENAS was formally established as an Independent Accreditation Body vide Legal Notice No.55 of 2009 (State Corporations Act, Cap.446)

2010

First KENAS Board led by Prof. Marion Mutugi

2011

First staff members employed.

2012

Official opening of KENAS offices in Upper Hill, Nairobi

2013

First ILAC/IAF Pre-peer evaluation done.

2017

KENAS attains international IAF MLA & ILAC MRA signatory status and AFRAC regional arrangement status in the scope of Testing, Calibration, Medical, Certification & Inspection.

2018

Launch of the KENAS/ILAC and IAF combined marks on accreditation certificates

2019

The Kenya Accreditation Service Bill is enacted by Parliament.

Mr. ngeny Biwott

Chairperson

MSc. BSc

Ms. Grace Otieno

Independent Director

LLB, PGDip

Dr. Leah Chelagat

Independent Director