[4] Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda, ICPAU, was established in 1992 by an act of parliament.
The first duly elected seven-person council was installed on 8 November 1994 for a three-year renewable term.
The members of this organization are employed in public service, private enterprise, government, education, industry, and commerce.
[6][7][8] The eleven-person governing council is chaired by ICPA Uganda's president, CPA Constant Othieno Mayende, deputized by CPA Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya,AND the second woman to serve in that capacity since the institute was founded in 1992.
[9] The secretariat is headed by the chief executive officer, Derick Nkajja, who also serves as the secretary to the governing council.