Chair: David Limo, ACCA, FIA


 Purpose

To be a source of expertise within the profession on matters relating to the IFRS’s relevant to our practice areas, and to promote, support and champion the interests of practice area members in accordance with the TASK’s key strategic objectives.

The general objectives of the working party are:

  1. To lead on technical input to consultation responses where the profession has a key interest and perspective, or there is a public interest perspective.
  2. To promote external stakeholder awareness of, and confidence in, the work of the practice area and the profession, and to identify emerging issues of relevance to the practice area and address these with appropriate action.
  3. To provide input to help the profession ensure the development and maintenance of robust technical and ethical standards.
  4. Facilitate CPD opportunities that meet the needs of members through the regular industry talks and the annual actuarial convention.
  5. To report to the TASK Council, at least on quarterly basis, on the progress made on specific goals pledged by the Working Party.

Specific goals

  1. Review the applicable IFRS’s and provide industry-wide guidance on technical areas to ensure a minimum level of application and consistency amongst the industry.
  2. Liaise with other industry bodies (such as ICPAK, AKI, IRA) as required to ensure that guidance issued by our working party is not a cross-purpose with any guidance they issue on the same.

Membership

The Working Party shall comprise between ten and twenty members and will include the following:

  1. Chair
  2. Deputy Chair
  3. Secretary – this will be rotational amongst the members

Formation of sub-committees

  1. The Working Party will, where necessary, form sub-workstreams to undertake specific projects in line with the specific goals of the working party.
  2. Membership of the sub-workstreams may include non-members of the Working Party provided they provide the special expertise or independent professional advice required to achieve the goals of the sub-committee.

Meetings

  1. The working party will meet at least once a month. Members can attend by conference call.
  2. Meetings may be called by the Chair or any member of the Working Party.
  3. The notice of each meeting of the Committee, confirming the venue, time and date and enclosing an agenda of items to be discussed shall be sent to members prior to the meeting.
  4. The Working Party may invite non-members to any of its meeting where such an invitee’s input is of essence to the workings of the party.
  5. The quorum for each meeting quorum is at least 50% in attendance together with either the Chair or Deputy.

Members

  1. Ann Njoroge
  2. Asaph N Ngecha
  3. David Limo (Chair)
  4. Eric Nganga
  5. Elias Omondi
  6. Gauri Shah (Immediate Past Chair)
  7. George Odera
  8. Harmeet Singh
  9. Henry Mbuthia
  10. Joseph Birundu
  11. Justine Otieno Odhiambo
  12. Joy Gachoka
  13. Leonora Onyango
  14. Margaret Wambui Ndung’u
  15. Mercy Kairu
  16. Kio Mwangasha
  17. Neha Sharma
  18. Nikhil Dodhia
  19. Norman Gitu
  20. Samuel Wangombe
  21. Sylvia Nzau
  22. Tedd Miano
  23. Victoria Mwangi
  24. Wangeci M. Mathenge

These terms of reference may from time to time be amended as required, subject to the approval of the TASK Council.

To join IFRS Working Party, write to WP@actuarieskenya.or.ke