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The East Africa branch was registered as ICS Kenya on 31st of May 2007. The branch was later granted mandate by The Institute over 10 East African countries and renamed Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers East Africa.
Prior to its registration, the branch was run by members of the Executive Committee on a voluntary basis, but upon its registration, a secretariat coordinator was hired on temporary basis to run the day to day activities of the branch. However, the secretariat coordinator relocated from Mombasa and the EC saw the need to engage a member of staff to serve on full time basis. Subsequently, a Programme Officer was employed and a branch secretariat office set up.
The East Africa Branch primarily comprises Fellows, Members and Retired Members  working  or living in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Djibouti but such is the nature of the industry that many of its members  are based overseas.
The Institute may be steeped in history and tradition but the very existence of this web site, the fact that we tutor many of our students via e-mail and that globally ICS have members in more than 50 countries, perhaps proves that we are no strangers to the 21st Century.
The Institutes function is to set the highest standards of professional service to the shipping industry worldwide through education, example and discipline – and it has been doing that since the first decade of the last century. But the history of shipbroking and the foundations of today s Institute go back much further than that – three centuries further in fact.
In the early part of the 17th century, the City of London was already a hive of international business activity and brokers engineered many of the deals between buyers and sellers or between traders and shipowners. These brokers tended to be ÈŠjacks of all trades and masters of none and inevitably they were not always highly regarded.
It thus became the duty of the City authorities to curb the more nefarious activities being undertaken. In this endeavor they limited the number of brokers to one hundred, mainly Englishmen but also a few London-domiciled foreigners. Â Those admitted to this exclusive group.
were obliged to swear an oath before the City Council  that they would Ideal justly and fairly on
behalf of their respective principals hence the expression ÈŠSworn Broker .
As might be expected, specialisation developed and it is recorded that, in 1674, the Common Council of the City of London made a declaration that no person was permitted to make any manner of bargain or bargains, contract or contracts in or relating to the art of trade, of merchandising by exchange or the letting of ships for freight or hire, or otherwise, howsoever between any manner of persons unless he had been admitted and sworn as a Broker before the City Council.
The Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers East Africa is a provider of professional maritime training with an unrivalled programme of education and qualification. with Offices in Mombasa Kenya For industry newcomers, the ICSEA offers a tailored introduction to the maritime world, with study culminating in diplomas that enable specialization in a number of different areas, including:
The Institute may be steeped in history and tradition but the very existence of this web site, the fact that we tutor many of our students via e-mail and that globally ICS have members in more than 50 countries, perhaps proves that we are no strangers to the 21st Century.
