Register with KISM and get a practising licence as a procurement (supplies) professional
Kenya Institute of Supplies Management · sources read 4 Oct 2026
Join KISM as a member on its online member portal (KSh 4,500), then apply there for a supplies practitioner's licence (KSh 6,000 a year). By law you need both registration and a practising licence to work as a procurement professional.
- Fee
- KSh 4,500Membership, first applicationKSh 4,000Membership, annual renewalKSh 6,000Individual practising licence, first application or annual renewalKSh 20,000Firm practising licence, first application or annual renewal
- Where
- Online on the KISM member portal (member.kism.or.ke). KISM's office is at KISM Towers, 12th floor, Ngong Road, Nairobi.
What you need
- Academic and professional certificates in procurement and supplies, certified by the institution that issued them
- Certified copy of your national ID
- Passport-size photo
- Letter from your employer or your CV
- For the licence: your CV and a valid KISM membership card
Steps
- Create an account on the KISM member portal (member.kism.or.ke), fill in your details, upload your documents and submit your membership application.
- Pay with the pro-forma invoice the portal generates: M-Pesa paybill 552500, using the invoice reference number as the account.
- KISM checks your application and its Registration Committee decides. You get the decision by email.
- Once you are a full member, log in, open the My documents tab and apply for a licence, then pay the KSh 6,000 invoice.
Watch out
- By law, you can't work as a procurement or supplies practitioner without both KISM registration and a practising licence.
- A licence lasts one year. Renew it every year, or your name is removed from the record.
- KISM says it licenses people who have held a valid registration certificate for at least 3 years, so new members may have to wait before getting a licence.
Who can apply
- Full membership: people with an academic or professional qualification in procurement or supply chain management.
- Associate membership: people with experience in procurement who lack a professional qualification.
- Practising licence: only full members and fellows of KISM.
Official sources (5)
- Membership categories kism.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Licencing kism.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- FAQs kism.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- Supplies Practitioners Management Act, No. 17 of 2007 (Rev. 2015) kism.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026
- KISM member self-service portal member.kism.or.ke · read 4 Oct 2026