The government has ordered all Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to file their annual returns and audited financial statements within three weeks.
In a notice by the NGOs Co-ordination Board on Thursday, all NGOs must file their reports whether they were active or dormant during the last financial year.
This complies with Regulation 24 of the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Coordination Regulations 1992 which requires all NGOs to submit annual returns.
The Act dictates that NGOs should submit their annual returns three months after the end of their financial year on Form 14.
Failure to comply with the directive within 21 days from the date of the notice, according to the Board, would result in the deregistration of the non-compliant NGOs.
"For example, NGOs whose financial year ended on September 30, 2023, are required to file their annual reports and financial statements by December 31, 2023, and this will apply to all other quarters of the year," read part of the notice.
Following the lapse of the 21 days, the Board noted that it would post the list of compliant and non-compliant NGOs at www.info@ngobureau.go.ke
The Board, which began operations in 1992, is a state corporation that is tasked with regulating NGOs in Kenya.
The Board is housed under the Ministry of Interior and National Administration.
Recently, the government also issued another directive to all NGOs, instructing them to align their operations with President William Ruto's Bottom-up economic agenda.
Interior PS Raymond Omollo questioned why NGOs favoured the interests of international donor organisations at the expense of the country's economic development agenda.
He noted that all NGOs ought to optimise their strategies towards projects benefitting local communities.
