Kenya National Academy of Sciences wakhala membala kuyambira 1980.
Bungwe la Kenya National Academy of Science (KNAS) likhoza kutsatiridwa kubwerera ku East African Academy of Scholars (EAAS) lomwe linakhazikitsidwa mu 1962 ndi East African Scholars lomwe lili ku Makerere University College ku Uganda. EAAS inali ndi nthambi ku Kenya, Uganda, ndi Tanzania ndipo inatha pambuyo poti East African Community yagwa mu 1977. Boma la Kenya, pogwiritsa ntchito lamulo la Science and Technology Act CAP 250 la Malamulo a Kenya, linatsogolera kukhazikitsidwa kwa Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS). Linakhazikitsidwa mu 1983 ngati bungwe lophunzira, losalowerera ndale, losalowerera ndale, komanso lopanda phindu.
Sukuluyi idakhazikitsidwa motsogozedwa ndi National Council for Science and Technology (NCST), yomwe pakadali pano ndi National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), bungwe la boma lomwe limayang'anira uphungu wa boma la Kenya pankhani zokhudzana ndi Sayansi ndi Ukadaulo. Chifukwa chake, KNAS imalandira mphamvu zake kuchokera ku boma kudzera mu Science, Technology and Innovation Act 2013, yomwe idasinthidwa mu 2014. Ndi purezidenti wa Republic of Kenya ngati wothandizira. Cholinga chachikulu cha KNAS ndikugwirira ntchito limodzi ndi boma la Kenya, mabungwe ena asayansi, ndi anthu onse pakulimbikitsa gulu la asayansi ku Kenya kuti lilimbikitse kugwiritsa ntchito maphunziro a mbali zonse za sayansi, Ukadaulo, ndi Ukadaulo wa Chitukuko cha Dziko.
KNAS yalembetsa m'malo mwa Kenyan Scientific Community ku mabungwe apadziko lonse lapansi otsatirawa:
Woyang'anira sukuluyi ndi purezidenti wa dziko la Kenya. Sukuluyi imayendetsedwa ndi Msonkhano Wapachaka (AGM). Kudzera m'bungwe lolamulira ndipo imayang'aniridwa ndi Ma Trustee ndi Auditor wakunja. Pansi pa Bungwe lolamulira, KNAS ili ndi komiti yayikulu, yomwe imayang'anira ntchito za makomiti okhazikika (Zofalitsa, Zachuma, ndi Mphotho). Ndipo makomiti apadera (Biosciences, Physical sciences, Humanities and social sciences). Mlembi Wolemekezeka wa KNAS amayang'anira Mtsogoleri Wamkulu, yemwe ali ndi udindo pa ntchito ya Secretariat.
Kenya National Academy of Sciences ili ndi magulu atatu a Umembala. Fellows, Aphunzitsi Olemekezeka, ndi mamembala. Umembala wa sukuluyi ndi wotseguka kwa nzika za Republic of Kenya ndi mayiko ena omwe ali ndi mbiri yamaphunziro ena kudzera mu fomu yofunsira ndi chisankho chotsatira motsatira malamulo a Academy. Bungwe lolamulira limapereka Fellowship kwa anthu omwe apereka zopereka zabwino kwambiri m'munda wa sayansi, ukadaulo, ndi luso latsopano. Fellowship imaperekedwa kwa anthu omwe sakanayenerera kusankhidwa koma apereka thandizo lalikulu pakupititsa patsogolo Sayansi (zachilengedwe, zamoyo, zachikhalidwe ndi zaumunthu), Ukadaulo, ndi Zatsopano.
Sukuluyi imafalitsa chidule cha nkhani za anthu onse ndi malipoti a misonkhano, komanso mapepala ofufuza apamwamba mu Kenya Journal of Sciences, kawiri pachaka m'magawo atatu ofotokoza nkhani.
Mndandanda A: Sayansi Yachilengedwe ndi Yamankhwala
Mndandanda BSayansi ya Zamoyo
Mndandanda C: Zaumunthu ndi Sayansi Yachikhalidwe
Cholinga chachikulu ndikulimbikitsa kusinthana kwa Chidziwitso mu Sayansi ndikukweza mphamvu ya National Academy yofalitsa chidziwitso ndi chidziwitso nthawi zonse. Kudzera mu magazini ya "Kukwezedwa kwa Sayansi ndi Ukadaulo (POST)"Yomwe imawonekera katatu pachaka, sukuluyi imalimbikitsa sayansi ndi ukadaulo pakati pa achinyamata."