NGOs CO-ORDINATION BOARD “OPTIMIZING POSSIBILITIES FOR YOUR NPO” UPDATES FROM THE NGO CO-ORDINATION BOARD STEPHEN N MONYONCHO OPERATIONS smonyoncho@ngobureau.or.ke

THE BOARD The NGOs Coordination Board is a Government Corporation established under the NGOs Co - ordination Act No. 19 of 1990. Mandate: To regulate and enable the NGOs sector in Kenya.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK NGOs Co-ordination Act, 1990 NGOs Co-ordination Regulations, 1992 Terms and Condition of Registration Procedural requirements NGO Constitution

NGO STATISTICS REGISTERED: DEREGISTERED: SECTOR VALUE:

BOARD SERVICES Registration of NGOs NGO Bank Account Authorization Work Permit Recommendation for Expats NGO Records Search Change of NGO Officials Change of NGO Name and/or Status Amendment of NGO Constitution Dissolution of NGOs Reinstatement of NGOs Recommendation Letters for NGOs

UPDATES FROM THE BOARD Development of Statements of Financial Reporting Practices. Governance of NGOs.

UPDATES FROM THE BOARD… Operation of Bank Accounts by NGOs. Establishment of the Institute of Charity Management.

MONITORING OF NGOs All NGOs under the Act are required to file an annual return pursuant to section 24 of the NGOs Regulations, 1992 and Clause 5 of the Terms and Conditions of Registration.

FILING OF RETURNS The form 14 MUST be duly filled and presented in Kenya Shillings. Filing fee of KSH 2,000; An audit report prepared in the prescribed manner where applicable.

Audited Accounts The audited accounts that form part of the annual returns MUST be: Prepared by a registered auditor who is in good standing with ICPAK; Prepared in compliance with IFRSs; Representative of the operations of the Kenya office only; Presented in Kenya shillings.

DEFAULT MECHANISMS A penalty of KES 25,000 for each defaulted year Denial of services from the Board Ultimately, deregistration

GUIDE TO THE REVISED FORM 14 The Form has six(6) parts and 28 questions: Establishment Information of the organization and its contact person NGO Resources Personnel Statistics Programs/projects Continuity Governance of the NGO Authenticity of Information

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