About - Kenya Chapter

About Our Chapter

ISACA Kenya is a not-for-profit, non-union association of professionals in the IT-related industry founded in Kenya in December 1999 by a group of volunteers. The chapter was registered in March 2000 and has since experienced tremendous growth in membership, once earning global recognition for achieving the second highest annual percentage growth in membership worldwide.

ISACA Kenya is one of more than 200 local chapters in more than 160 countries affiliated to ISACA, the leading Information Technology association of individual members in more than 170 countries. Our members are committed to support enterprise objectives through development, provision and promotion of research, standards, competencies and practices for the effective governance, control and assurance of information systems and technology.

Our Purpose

The primary purpose of the Chapter is to promote the education of individuals and provide networking opportunities for the improvement and development of their capabilities relating to the auditing of, management consulting in, or direct management of the fields of IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity, privacy, control and assurance. The objectives of the Chapter are:

To promote the education of, and help expand the knowledge and skills of its members in the interrelated fields of IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity, privacy, control, and assurance;
To encourage an open exchange of IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity, control, and assurance techniques, approaches, and problem solving by its members;
To promote adequate communication to keep members abreast of current events in IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity, privacy, control, and assurance that can be of benefit to them and their employers;
To communicate to management, auditors, universities, and to IS professionals the importance of establishing controls necessary to ensure proper IT governance and the effective organization and utilization of IT resources; and
To support the Association’s professional certifications and certificates.