Mbuthia,
I have done CISA and am now studying CISSP. So maybe my opinion may count (without attracting the wrath of the wrong people on the list).
The way I look at it, if you are purely a sys admin with no interest in doing IT audits, then you do CISSP. This sharpens your security faculties from a management perspective. It gives you the whole picture about IT Security.
(And on that note, anyone out there who has implemented PKI?)

If you are interested in IT Audits and risk management, you take CISA. This one is even done by many Accountants (Auditors) although they end up conducting quarter-backed IT audits because of their lack of technical knowhow. If you are a CISA and CISSP, then you are able to carry out much better audits, assuming you are coming from an IT background.
Ikua

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 3:29 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi good people,

Somebody tell me.. is it advisable to do CISA then CISSP certifications or would one be better off going for CISSP?

P.S. Kamwana: I think it's OK now... you may come out and contribute to this discussion :-P

Great weekend everyone.. :)

Me.

2009/5/20 kihu kibe <kihukibe@gmail.com>

Very interesting!! This will be done regularly??

On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Evans Ikua <ikua.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
> We are the ones hosting the exam. It will be held on 11th July (not June) at
> the Unes Chiromo Conference Centre (University of Nairobi, Chiromo Campus).
> You need to book online at www.isc2.org, and we need to meet a quorum of 15
> candidates by end of this month. Please go ahead and book if you havent done
> so.
> Please let me know if you need any further details.
>
> The exam is public, only that we reserve the bragging rights.
>
> Evans Ikua, CISA
> LANet Consulting.
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Calvin Omari <calvinebarongo@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> HI Techies,  CISSP  will be for the first time be offered in Kenya in June
>> but I don't have an idea where
>> anyone with who knows please get in touch online
>>
>> Calvin
>>
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