Kenya Sign Language Interpreters Association was set up by a group of 20 local interpreters after a training by the first Deaf Education US Peace Corps Volunteers in September 2000. Prior to this training there were several short term trainings conducted by KSLRP/KNAD dating back to 1980s and 1990s. name="kslia.blogspot.com"/> is an indigenous initiative evolving and strengthening the face of the Interpreting profession in Kenya. [KSLIA hopes to improve and elevate the standards of Interpreting in Kenya through the following objectives: