KASNEB CA24

It is awarded by Kasneb, the Kenya Accountants & Secretaries National Examinations Board, a State Corporation under The National Treasury and Economic Planning established by the Government of Kenya in 1969. Certification of candidates in accountancy, finance, credit, governance and management falls within Kasneb's stated mandate.

The discipline areas associated with the qualification are accountancy, finance, credit, and governance and management. Kasneb develops the syllabuses itself and reviews them periodically, so download the current syllabus from Kasneb rather than relying on older copies or third-party summaries.

Enrolment is done through the Kasneb student portal on the official website. Examination booking runs to published deadlines - Kasneb has, for example, issued a notice on the December 2026 examination booking deadline - so check the Notices and Important Dates sections of the site before planning your sitting.

Kasneb maintains a directory of examination centres, searchable from its website, alongside a list of accredited training institutions. Choose a centre you can reach reliably on examination days, and confirm your allocated centre on your admission documents rather than assuming it stays the same between sittings.

Professional-level Kasneb examinations reward consistent work over months rather than last-minute cramming. A realistic plan is to finish the syllabus once, then spend the remaining weeks on timed practice and review of weak topics. Kasneb does not publish a fixed study-hour requirement, so build a schedule around your own sitting date.

Kasneb publishes examination regulations and a service charter covering results and candidate services. Confirm the current pass requirements and any retake or referral rules from those official documents, since they can change with syllabus reviews. Do not rely on figures quoted in forums or older study guides.

The website links to examination resources, online study materials and an e-Library for students. These are the safest starting point because they track the current syllabus. Supplement them with your own notes and timed practice, and treat any material that predates the latest syllabus review with caution.

Weak examination technique rather than missing knowledge: running out of time, misreading the requirement verb in a question, and skipping the computational sections that carry heavy marks. Practise full papers under timed conditions, attempt every required part, and show workings so method marks are available.

Kasneb publishes a fee structure and exemption information among its resources, and exemptions are handled through the board's own processes. Eligibility depends on your prior qualifications and is assessed case by case, so apply through official channels and confirm the outcome before you plan which papers to sit.

Kasneb posts news, notices and events on its website and runs regional stakeholder workshops on syllabus reviews - one such workshop on the review of Kasneb syllabuses was announced for 24 September 2026. Check the site before each sitting so you are studying the version that will be examined.