Check if an accountant or audit firm is registered with ICPAK
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Use ICPAK's free online CPA Directory: search an accountant by ICPAK member number at icpak.com/search-member, or a firm by name or practising number at icpak.com/search-firm. You can also download ICPAK's 2026 list of approved firms.
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online on ICPAK's CPA Directory (icpak.com/directory): Search Member and Search Firm.
What you need
- The accountant's ICPAK member number
- For a firm: its name or practising (PF) number
Steps
- To check a person, go to icpak.com/search-member and type their ICPAK member number.
- To check a firm, go to icpak.com/search-firm and search by name or PF number. You can filter by county.
- Prefer a list? Click 'Download Approved Firms 2026' on the same page. It shows each firm's licence category and its partners.
- To check a signed audit opinion, use Verify UDIN on licenses.icpak.com/verify-opinion.
Watch out
- Hiring an auditor? In the firms list, look for category A (audit) or C (composite). Category M and T firms don't do audits.
- Being an ICPAK member is not enough to sell accounting or audit services to the public. They also need a practising certificate.
- Practising as an accountant without a practising certificate and licence is a crime, with a fine of up to KSh 100,000.
Who can apply
- Anyone who wants to confirm that someone is an ICPAK member or that an audit firm is certified.
Official sources (9)
- FAQs icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- The CPA Directory icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Practitioner's Licences icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Member Categories & Registration icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Accountants Act No. 15 of 2008 (Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 99) icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- ICPAK homepage (quick links) icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Search Member icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- Search Firm icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026
- 2026 Approved Firm Applications (PDF) licenses.icpak.com · read 4 Oct 2026