Procurement body set to hold elections

Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM) Council is set to conduct its elections this month where 6,325 members are expected go to the ballot to elect a chairperson and six members.

The institute has a total of 15 ,000 members but only 6,325 are eligible to vote since they have paid the annual subscription fee of Sh10,000.

The elections to be conducted by the IEBC will run from January 11, to January 13. One of the leading contenders for the Council member is Nairobi Water Procurement officer Wilfred Maloba who has been traversing the country hunting for votes.

In the Chairman’s position, John Karani, Vincesia Apopa and Godfrey Rotich are fighting it out. Kenya Institute of Supplies Management was first established as an Association of Professionals in 1976 and registered under the Societies Act. The Association transitioned to a National Body with the enactment of the SPMA in 2007.

This Act prohibits employers from employing unregistered and or unlicensed persons as supply practitioners.

The Institute is governed by a Council consisting of a Chairperson, elected by KISM members, Permanent Secretary – Treasury, the Director-General of the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority and Six council members elected by KISM members.

From inception in 2007, there was an Interim Council that spearheaded the operations of the Institute until January 2020 when the first elections were held.