The Kenya Institute of Supplies Managament has launched a nationwide registration drive and membership audit to flush out quacks and unlicensed personnel.
CEO Kenneth Matiba said many workers handling supplies and procurement are not registered.
The Kism database about 10,000 registered members while the country has more than 23,000 practitioners.
Matiba said besides the registration, the drive targets to clean the body's register to ensure only qualified personnel are allowed to handle supplies and procurement.
"We are carrying out targeted compliance assessment to clean up membership to include members who are in good standing with the law," he said.
This, he said, will not only enhance professionalism, but compliance with the law which requires all practitioners to be registered and licensed.
Kism has embraced Recognition of Prior Learning to accommodate those practicing without academic qualifications.
"We are the first professional body in the country to embrace RPL. This is because we realised so many people are practicing and have the experience but lack the qualifications," Matiba said.
He said Kism is capacity building the disciplinary committee to handle professional misconduct.
The institute has partnered with the Judiciary to have a quasi-judicial committee address cases of professional misconduct.
Council member Moses Omondi said registration is a statutory requirement.
He urged practitioners across the country to take advantage of the initiative.
Legal instruments have also been put in place to enhance compliance and remove unprofessional members from the register.
Kism is a national body for Professionals in the practice of procurement and supply chain management in Kenya.
The institute draws its mandate from the Supplies Practitioners Management Act, 2007.
It is charged with the responsibility of registering, licensing and regulating supplies practitioners.
