1. Kenya Accreditation Service (KENAS)
Our Story
Presented By
Abraham Wekesa
& Michael Talam
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2. 4 Overview 3 1 2 KENAS Establishment KENAS Mandate
Important Activities 3
The Belt & Road Initiative 4

3. Functional Quality Infrastructure
National
Quality
Infrastructure
CABs
Standardization
KEBS
Metrology
NMI
Accreditation
KENAS
Regulatory
Bodies

4. Accreditation Impact Shipping Oil and Energy Tourism Banking and
Finance
Health care
Crime Scene
Investigation
Amusement Parks
Education
Construction
Environment
Fishing
Media and communication
Manufacturing
Transportation
Agriculture

5. KENAS Establishment
Started in the year 1984 with accreditation of Calibration Laboratories under the National Calibration Service (NCS) at KEBS under L.N. 80/84.
In 1987, the first lab was registered under the NCS
In 1995 registration of Assessors for Quality Management system started under L.N. 90/95.
A cabinet memorandum for establishment of a National Accreditation Body by the Ministry of Trade was signed in the year 2004 leading to the establishment of an accreditation department at KEBS in June 2004.

6. KENAS Establishment cont..
False start in March 2005 through establishment of the Accreditation Body under the Standards Act.
The first accreditation decision taken by the accreditation department happened in 2007 for a calibration lab that was under the NCS
In May 2009 the Kenya Accreditation Service was formally established under L.N. 55 of 2009.
Currently the accreditation Bill 2013 has been forwarded to Parliament.

7. Kenya Accreditation Service
KENAS Vision
To be a global leader in the provision of accreditation services.
KENAS Mission
Provision of accreditation services that promote fair trade, health and safety as well as protection of the environment.
Motto
Competence in conformity assessment.

8. Kenya Accreditation Service
KENAS Core Values
Teamwork
Customer Focus
Creativity and Innovation
Impartiality and Objectivity
Ethics
KENAS Strategic Plan
KENAS has a 5 year strategic i.e plan in place and being reviewed.
EAC Engagement
Accreditation within the EAC are under the EAC SQMT Act of 2006.
KENAS is the only established accreditation body within the EAC

9. KENAS Mandate
Develop, regulate & review the criteria & requirements for accreditation.
Open, maintain & update the register of accredited CAB’s.
Publish in the Kenya Gazette all CAB’s that have been accredited within a particular year.
Promote use of accreditation mark(s) & certificates issued to accredited CAB’s
Promote competence &equivalence of results of accredited bodies.
Establish & nurture relations and co-operation with regional &international accreditation bodies
Promote accreditation as a means of facilitating regional & international trade.
Raise awareness on the importance & purpose of accreditation.

10. KENAS Organogram KENAS Board Certification ISO/IEC 17021-1
Inspection & Verification
ISO/IEC 17020
Testing & Calibration
ISO/IEC 17025
Medical
ISO 15189
ISO/IEC 17043
Corporate Services
Accreditation Committee

11. Certification Certification Bodies for: MS ISO/IEC 17021:2015
3 client
QMS
EMS
FSMS
OHSAS
Persons ISO/IEC 17024:2012
Products ISO/IEC 17065:2012

12. Inspection & Verification
Inspection bodies ISO/IEC 17020:2012
Passenger Bus body inspection
Inspection of general cargo
Inspection of petroleum tankers
Inspection of Industrial goods

13. Testing & Calibration
Testing & Calibration laboratories ISO/IEC 17025:2005
This include testing laboratories in water, industry, pesticide and aflatoxin testing.
Calibration laboratories are in the fields of temperature, mass, pressure, torque and industrial measurements.

14. Medical
Medical Laboratories ISO 15189:2012 in both private and public sector.
Proficiency Test providers ISO/IEC 17043:2010

15. The Structure (International)
Products / Services
CABs
CB’s, T&C, IB’s
National
KENAS
Regional
AFRAC
EAAB
International
IAF
ILAC

16. World Accreditation Day
WAD 2017
WAD 2016
WAD 2015

17. AFRAC Meeting
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18. Assessors Conclave
2017
2016

19. Peer Evaluation KENAS underwent Peer evaluation in
the following areas in October 2017
ILAC in Testing, Inspection & Medical
IAF MS in QMS, EMS, FSMS
AFRAC in Testing, Inspection & Medical
and MS Certification in QMS, EMS, FSMS
All the Non conformities and Concerns
have been closed.

20. Other International Engagements
KENAS is an associate member at ILAC
KENAS is a member at IAF
Other Engagements
Chair AFRAC TC
Chair ISO/CASCO National Mirror Committee: TC on conformity assessment
Secretary to the Africa Eco-labeling mechanism
AFRAC MCC WG Convenor
Active member ILAC IC-WG3 and WG9

21. China’s ‘One Belt And One Road Initiative’?
“One Belt, One Road,” or the Maritime Silk Road as it is more commonly known, will connect China via rail and shipping links with major markets in the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa
In 13 May 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Beijing to attend a major summit on infrastructure and held bilateral talks with Chinese leaders on trade and development with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang on Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiative.
That visit resulted in financing for the first phase of the Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa to Nairobi, the first three berths at Lamu Port, and upgrading of major roads including the Nairobi northern, southern and eastern bypasses, Africa Economic Zone in Eldoret

22. China’s ‘One Belt And One Road Initiative’?
The Kenya Government has not yet developed a policy on the one belt and one road initiative. The process for establishment of the same is yet to be formally started.

23. use accreditation results in market regulation
There is currently a drive by the market for accreditation especially calibration laboratories especially in the field of temperature, mass, pressure, torque and industrial measurements.

24. use accreditation results in market regulation
KS 372 Inspection by accredited inspection on passenger bus body construction
Energy Act 2016 all imported energy appliances to be tested by accredited testing laboratory.
Kenya power has a regulation that their suppliers of electrical components shall be tested by accredited laboratory.
GlobalGap any testing in the farms must be done by an accredited laboratory

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