CHALLENGES FACING IMPLEMENTATION OF ISO STANDARDS IN STATE CORPORATION IN KENYA

Management of quality is a paramount in all organizations. The ISO 9001:2008 is a series of standards that represent an international consensus on good management that apply to any industry or organization whether manufacturing or service based. The numbers of companies which make attempt to get certified to ISO 9001 standard has been surging during the past years and for those already registered seem to face some challenges in implementing it. Therefore this paper is aimed at establishing the challenges faced in implementation of ISO 9001:2008 standards in State Corporation in Kenya. To participate effectively in global trade, African countries must develop the capacity to meet international standards. This, in itself, is a formidable challenge. Kenyan in particular has to surmount this challenge in order to achieve sustainable double?digit growth in its economy as envisaged in the economic blueprint.