Our Governance Structure
The APSEA Constitution designates the Council as the highest decision making organ of the Association. The Council is made up of a representative from each of the Corporate Member of APSEA; the Executive Committee; convenors of committees of the Council and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kenya Professionals Development Fund. The Council meets quarterly and gives general policy guidelines for the operations of the Association.
The Executive Committee is elected by the APSEA Council and their responsibility is to oversee the operations of the Association. The Executive Committee currently has 7 members and co-opts Convenors of the Committees who are appointed to advise and assist in carrying out the mandate of the various committees and a resource person into the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee meets every two months.

Dr.Nicholas Letting EBS, HSC, FFA, FCPA, FCS, FKIM, MIHRM and MIoD, has served in APSEA Executive Committee as the Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Assistant Secretary and currently Chaairman. He holds a PhD, MBA and B.Com degrees from the University of Nairobi and CPA, CS and CIFA from KASNEB. He joined KASNEB as CEO/Secretary in May 2019.
He is a committed professional, passionate facilitator in conferences, respected scholar - practitioner, corporate governance advisor, visionary administrator, investments and finance analyst and transformative leader with over 20 years of work experience. He served for 5 years with Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) as deputy Executive Director/CEO in charge of COYA, consultancy, membership, SME and Media services. Before joining KIM he worked with BAT Kenya for over 8 years in Leaf Operations, Finance, Human Resources and Administration.
He served for 7 years at the Management University of Africa, 5 years as Vice – Chancellor/CEO where he headed Finance, Academic and Administrative functions of the Institution. Has supervised several PhD and Masters Students successfully. In addition, he has consulted with international bodies including UNDP and published widely. He has been a Council Member and Chairman of ICPSK. He has served as Council Member and Chairman of Finance, Strategy and General Purposes Committee at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) and is currently a member of National Commission for Science Technology and Innovations (NACOSTI). He is a Fellow of ICPAK, ICS and KIM.
He is a member in good standing of IoD, ICIFA and IHRM.
He is also a member of the Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB) and is serving in the ICPAK and ICIFA Councils.

Mr.Leonid Ashindu was born in 1982 and holds a Bachelors degree in Business Management from Management University of Africa, Higher National Diploma in Building/Civil Engineering from Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT), Diploma in Technical Education(Construction) from Kenya Technical Teachers College, Diploma in Building Construction from Kisumu Polytechnic and various honorary qualifications along with Personal Attributes Training and Workshops.He is currently undertaking a Bachelor's degree in Management and Leadership at Management University of Africa
Mr.Leonid Ashindu is a member of various Professional Bodies among which are: The Immediate Past Chairman Institute of Clerks of Works-Kenya (ICWK) and The Architectural Association of Kenya. He is also an accredited Construction Site Supervisors and Trainer with the National Construction Authority.
An Accredited trainer on Environmental Health and Safety in Construction and the Oil and Gas sectors. Currently working as a Chief Administrative Officer at Teachers Service Commission. He is also working as an individual consultant for the Africa Alliance of YMCAs.Previously worked as a Sub County Youth Training Officer with County Government of Kakamega. A Board Member of various Boards including: YMCA-NTI, Ebukhokoro Secondary School and Manyala Primary School.
Mr Leonid Ashindu has served in many capacities where he has held various Positions of Crucial Decision making as well as General Development of Organizations among which are United Nations Office of Project Services(UNOPS), Sinopec International Petroleum Corporation-Olkaria, Slum Upgrading And Youth Empowerment Projects, Ministry Of Education, Ministry Of Public Works,Kenya Prisons Service among others.

Rosemary Njogu has been in the executive committee of APSEA for six years in various capacities, Hon. Assistant Secretary, Hon. Assistant Treasurer and Honorary Treasurer. She is currently the Honorary Secretary of APSEA. She also serves in the Professional Resource Centre (PRCC) committee and Finance subcommittee.
She is a finance, governance and management Professional. She is a fellow of and a former member of the Council of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS - former ICPSK), where she was the chairman of Ethics committee and later chairman of professional training and development committee. She served in the former Finance and Administration committee of the council. She is also a former member of the Board of KASNEB, the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board where she served in various committees. She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). She is a member of the Chartered Institute Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Rosemary is a member of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya (AWAK) and a former Vice Chairman. She has been a member of Training and Capacity Building Committee of AWAK. She is also a members of the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA).
Rosemary holds a master’s degree in International Business Administration (MIBA) from the United States International University (USIU). She is also a graduate from the University of Nairobi- Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) accounting Option degree.
Rosemary is a board member of Ichagaki Boys Secondary school and Mugoiri Girls Secondary school. She is also the current Chairman of the ICS SACCO. She also served in Audit risk and Governance committee of her for six years.

Rosemary Njogu has been in the executive committee of APSEA for six years in various capacities, Hon. Assistant Secretary, Hon. Assistant Treasurer and Honorary Treasurer. She is currently the Honorary Secretary of APSEA. She also serves in the Professional Resource Centre (PRCC) committee and Finance subcommittee.
She is a finance, governance and management Professional. She is a fellow of and a former member of the Council of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS - former ICPSK), where she was the chairman of Ethics committee and later chairman of professional training and development committee. She served in the former Finance and Administration committee of the council. She is also a former member of the Board of KASNEB, the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board where she served in various committees. She is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). She is a member of the Chartered Institute Management Accountants (CIMA-UK) and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Rosemary is a member of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya (AWAK) and a former Vice Chairman. She has been a member of Training and Capacity Building Committee of AWAK. She is also a members of the Institute of Certified Investments and Financial Analysts (ICIFA).
Rosemary holds a master’s degree in International Business Administration (MIBA) from the United States International University (USIU). She is also a graduate from the University of Nairobi- Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) accounting Option degree.
Rosemary is a board member of Ichagaki Boys Secondary school and Mugoiri Girls Secondary school. She is also the current Chairman of the ICS SACCO. She also served in Audit risk and Governance committee of her for six years.

Eng. Ratna M. Hirani, HSC is a Registered Engineer in Kenya and Chartered Engineer in the UK. He is currently Managing Partner at Mangat, I. B. Patel and Partners Consulting Engineers. Born 69 years ago, Mr. Hirani [B.Tech (Hons), REng, CEng, MIEK, FAAK, MIStructE] is a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers UK, Institution of Structural Engineers UK, Institution of Engineers Kenya (IEK) and a Fellow of the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK).
Mr. Hirani has been an active member of the Engineers Chapter for the past 27 years and had been on the AAK Council representing Engineers Chapter from 1993 to 2005. He was Chairman of the Engineers Chapter from 1998 to 2003.
He had been a member of the AAK Standing Committee on JBC and Practice dealing with construction cost and contracts. He was a member of Shelter and Settlement Committee at AAK.
Mr. Hirani has served as the Convener of Professional Development and Education Committee (PDEC) at APSEA and currently serves as the Chairman of the Kenya Professional Development Fund (KPDF) at the Association.
During his professional career of 45 years he has handled a variety of structural engineering projects in institutional, hotels & lodges, high-rise office buildings, residential, commercial buildings and grain handling categories.

Mr. Obura is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya; Lecturer-Department of Private Law-University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya and Legal Practitioner with the firm of Mwaura & Wachira Advocates Nairobi, Kenya.
PREAMBLE
APSEA strategic plan (2017 - 2021) identifies Committees as crucial organs that will steer the Association to greater heights. Activities of the Association are expected to be committee-centered and require tapping into the expertise and knowledge of volunteer members
APSEA has thematically been organized into three committees namely:
- Professional Resource Centre Committee (PRCC)
- Marketing, Business Development and Capacity Building Committee (MBCC)
- Public Affairs, Governance and Legislation Committee (PGLC)
Beyond the above, we also have the Kenya Professionals’ Development Fund (KPDF).
Though membership to these committees is voluntary and do not attract any form of monetary payment for serving in the committees, they afford members greater opportunities to contribute to the national agenda and to advance the interests of professional bodies, as well as provide an interaction platform for professionals from diverse disciplines and growth of the professions under APSEA. Committee meetings are held at least once every two months except when there are urgent matters that require members’ immediate attention.
APSEA COMMITTEES
According to the constitution, APSEA Executive Committee consists of
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- Chairperson
- The First Vice Chairperson
- The Second Vice Chairperson
- The Honorary Secretary
- The Honorary Treasurer
- The Assistant Secretary
- The Assistant Treasurer
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The constitution under article 12 states as below.as quoted
“12. COMMITTEES
- The Council may at any time appoint one or more Committees, consisting of such private members as it may consider fit, to advise and assist the Council in the performance of its functions.
- The Council may at its discretion vary the mandate and membership of such Committees.
- The Council may at any time discharge the Committees from their functions, but until so discharged, the Committees shall continue in existence notwithstanding changes in the membership of the Council.
- The convener of a Committee shall hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Association or until he:-
- Ceases to be a private member of the Association;
- Resigns,
- Or is unable to perform the functions of his office.
- The Council may in its by-laws prescribe the procedures and the conduct of the business of the committees.
Previously, the APSEA Executive has co-opted Committee conveners to sit in Executive meetings for operational and administrative purpose.
The Chairman has the authority to merge the functions of committees and streamline operations as he deems fit. However, it was decided that the members of Executive Committee should not be more than fifteen.
APSEA CHAIRMAN’S FOCUS AREAS
- Collaboration with state and non-state actors
- Involvement in matters of National Importance
- Expansion of APSEA Membership
- Legislative Agenda for members
OBJECTIVES OF NEW COMMITTEES.
The Executive Committee approved formation of three committees as below: -
1. PROFESSIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE COMMITTEE (PRCC)
CONVENER: - MR. LEONID ASHINDU
The committee objectives: -
- Developing and maintaining a professional resource Centre.
- Management and maintenance of professional Centre building.
- Promoting and maintenance of the internal capacity of the APSEA secretariat.
To achieve the stated objectives, the committee has to undertake the following activities:
- Providing and enhancing library services
- Ensuring the viability of the Professional Centre and in particular revising rents and hire charges and rehabilitation of the Professional Centre.
- Ensuring the secretariat is managed by dedicated and qualified personnel.
- Creating a modern management information system for APSEA and in particular to install computer-based management information system (MIS).
- Regulate and control the whole of the finances and accounts of the Association.
- Co-ordinate the financial and accounting methods among all the committees and organs of the Association.
- Keeping of proper books of accounts
- Preparation of annual financial statements
- Co-coordinating budgets from committees
- Control of expenditure and authorizing payments
- Review of members subscriptions and reporting to the Council
- Advising the Council on sources and utilization of funds.
- Management of the Secretariat including staff.
- Responsible for the implementation of the APSEA strategic plan
- MARKETING, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING COMMITTEE (MBCC)
CONVENER: - MR. LEONARD ALOO
The following are the committee objectives: -
- Promoting the highest standards of professionalism among members.
- Supporting the development of relevant and responsive National education system.
- Promoting opportunities for membership services locally, regionally and internationally.
- Developing support services for members
- Increase Membership in APSEA
In order to achieve the stated objectives, the committee will undertake the following activities: -
- Developing guidelines and promoting CPD programs among members.
- Organizing CPD programs for general membership and encouraging member associations to become involved in curriculum development of professional education.
- Promoting research and development through collaborative arrangement with research institutions.
- Establishment of a research fund.
- Publication of an APSEA Newsletter
- Development and ensuring compliance with the code of ethics
- Building a positive image of APSEA regionally, nationally and internationally
- Increase Membership in APSEA
- Development of recognition achievement award scheme.
- Creating local opportunities for professional services and in particular lobbying for consultancy work for local professionals and supporting entrepreneurship opportunities among members.
- Creating local capacity for professional services, which will include developing programs for capacity building and carrying out a competence needs assessment among professionals.
- Promoting export of professional services and in this regard participating in regional and international exhibitions and fairs.
- Encouragement of networking among professionals locally, internationally, and in particular to network with other professional centers and associations.
- Promotion of regional integration of professional services and in this regard to harmonize standards of training and practice.
- Creating a data bank of professional opportunities.
- Developing directory of professionals and their services.
- Developing services beneficial to members and in particular, to create insurance related benevolent fund for members, credit and discount schemes, professional pension scheme and preferential insurance for members.
3. PUBLIC AFFAIRS, GOVERNANCE AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE (PGLC)
CONVENER: - MR HILLARY ONAMI
The key objectives of the committee is to:
- Address the concerns surrounding professional integrity and ethics in professionalism.
- Providing leadership in professional matters affecting the public.
- Encouraging the practice of good governance at social, political and economic levels.
- Mentor and lobby parliament, Government and other stakeholders in respect of legislation.
In order to successfully achieve these objectives, the Committee carries out the following activities;
- Assess, address and monitor cases when professional integrity and ethics have been compromised
- Carry out activities that facilitate the cultivation of professionalism in member associations such as professional sectoral workshops and seminars and such like activities; lobbying, informative and mentorship
- Facilitate the development and implementation of codes of conduct in APSEA and its corporate members and ensuring compliance with the code of ethics
- Consulting with member associations seeking to know the legal framework and codes of conduct as well as the enforceability or otherwise of the same.
- Addressing the possible hindrances to efficient professional delivery.
- Supporting member Associations in matters of public interest and in this regard lobbying on public issues affecting members and promoting amendments of laws to ensure self-regulation in the professional Associations.
- Creating capacity to pro-act and respond to public issues from a professional perspective and in particular to create forums for discussion on issues of public interest and lobbying for inclusion of professionals in public institutions including parliament.
- Recognition of achievement that promote public interest and in particular promoting achievement awards that enhance excellence.
- Developing good governance criteria for use nationally and in this regard to organize code of conduct workshops nationally.
- Lobbying for the creation of the office of ombudsman and for this reason the committee will develop the terms of reference for the office and promote the idea among the national stakeholders.
POINTS TO NOTE
- All these committees will attract Programs, Partnerships and collaborations from different stakeholders.
- They are also mandated to propose programs or any matters that need to be handled and direct them to the committees as necessary.
- Members of Secretariat to service the Committees.
- Each Committee consists of not more than 10 members.
- Members of committees are from APSEA associations.
- Committee conveners are free to choose deputy conveners in their first meetings. However only Conveners are executively appointed and sit in Executive Committee.
- Executive Meetings are held quarterly and one of the main agenda in the meetings is reports by conveners.
- Committee meetings are held monthly or fortnightly or twice a quarter as determined by workload and committee programs.
In addition, the Association also has the Kenya Professional Development Fund (KPDF) under Trustees to promote the development of professionals and professionalism through selected interventions and activities that target young professionals and the youth in general.
The following are the functions of KPDF:
- To promote the growth and development of professional education training in Kenya and the East Africa Region.
- To promote encourage or otherwise support the adoption and application of best practices in professional conduct standards and ethics.
- To support and provide funds for strengthening professional values, ethics and integrity among professionals.
- To support the strengthening of professional disciplinary mechanisms and their enforcement.
- To support and undertake training and capacity building activities as may be found appropriate from time to time.
- To sponsor any activities, studies, undertakings, promotions and implementation of programs which help any or all of the above activities.
- To raise funds and other resources from all acceptable sources and to set up the fund as an endowment fund to secure the cause and sustainability of the fund.
- Identify and engage strategic partners who can contribute to the Fund.
- Write appropriate proposals.
- Establish secretariat for the Fund.
- Solicit for proposals from beneficiaries of the Fund.
- Increase the Investment Portfolio.
The day to day activities of the Association are run by a team of qualified and competent persons who primarily implement the decisions of the Executive Committee. The Secretariat is composed of the Executive Officer, we have Officers in charge of Programs, Accounts, Operations and, Office functions.
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Anne GumbiExecutive Officer |
Rhoda KingooAccounting Officer |
Rodney LuluAdministrative Assistant, KPDF |
Shelly MwirichiaOperations Officer |
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Joseph Ndung’uOperations Assistant |
Grace WambuiSupport Staff |
John OdhiamboSupport Staff |