To promote leadership, mentorship, and evidence-based service provision, capacity building, and research in mental health.

KPA commits to abide by a set of distinct values that underpin the pursuit of its mission and also reflect its broader approach to mental health as demonstrated by the following seven core values:

1. Professionalism
2. Nondiscrimination
3. Unity of purpose
4. Connective engagement 
5. Ethical integrity

1. To foster brotherly relations among psychiatrists.
2. To promote and improve mental health in Kenya
3. To conduct and coordinate research.
4. To disseminate information and knowledge pertaining to the field of mental health.
5. To maintain professional and ethical standards in the practice of psychiatry.
6. To coordinate and liaise with national and international bodies with similar objectives on matters related to mental health.
7. To raise funds and to receive donations in pursuit of its objectives.
8. To offer expert advice on professional matters related to mental health.
9. To organize meetings, conferences, seminars, and workshops at regional, national, and international levels in promotion and furtherance of its objectives.