KIMS: MANDATE AND ACCREDITATION
The Kenya Institute of Migration Studies (KIMS) is the Regional Centre of Excellence for Migration Studies in the Horn of Africa. KIMS established under section 4(2i) of The Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act, 2011 and is hosted at the Population Studies and Research institute (PSRI) of University of Nairobi (UoN); and KIMS is collaborating with Maastricht University Graduate School of Governance. KIMS combines academic excellence with valuable practical skills conducted at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in the State-of-Art Forensic Laboratory and planned academic tours to selected IGAD member states and Institutions performing migration functions. KIMS is an accredited provider of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses to Law Society of Kenya (LSK) members.