Elevate your career in market regulation and competition law. The CAK invites applications for the prestigious 2026 Young Professional Programme (YPP). Seize this opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Buyer Power, Consumer Protection, Enforcement, M&A, or Legal fields. This is your one-year fast-track into enforcing fair market conduct across critical areas like Mergers & Acquisition and Consumer Protection.
The Competition Authority of Kenya (‘the Authority’) is a Statutory Agency established under the Competition Act, CAP 504 (the Act). The Authority’s mandate is to promote and safeguard competition, and protect consumers from unfair and misleading market conduct.
Young Professional Programme (YPP) – Five (5) Positions
The Authority runs a one (1) year Young Professional Programme (YPP) to expose the participants to the Competition Policy and Law Enforcement to motivate and thereby deepen interest and capacity in this field.
The Authority invites applications from suitably qualified applicants for the Calendar year 2026 as per the functional areas below:
- Buyer Power
Job Reference: CAK/01.11/2025 - Consumer Protection
Job Reference: CAK/02.11/2025 - Enforcement and Compliance
Job Reference: CAK/03.11/2025 - Mergers and Acquisition
Job Reference: CAK/04.11/2025 - Legal
Job Reference: CAK/05.11/2025
Academic Qualifications.
Applicants MUST have a minimum of a Master’s Degree in Law, Economics, or Business-related course from a recognized University and MUST be below thirty-five (35) years of age.
Terms of engagement
The successful candidates will be under a one (1) year training contract and will be paid a monthly stipend of Ksh. 70,000 per month. At the end of the programme, all the Young Professionals will be required to write a paper on Competition Policy and Law before issuance of a certificate. Successful professionals may be absorbed into the permanent workforce of the Authority based on the availability of a vacancy.
Deadline: Monday, December 8, 2025