Kenya

While delivering the partner address at the CFO East Africa Leadership Summit, Stanbic Bank Kenya acting CEO Abraham Ongenge drew on lessons from his own career transitions to make the case for a new kind of leadership built on co-creation and humility.

The fintech veteran brings two decades of finance leadership across payments, digital assets and online travel to the pan-African payments company.

Fourteen years into a career in impact finance, Charles Gachuhi is still keen on building systems that hold.

WPP Scangroup COO Miriam Kaggwa, who comes on board as a CFO Awards judge, warns that technical expertise is merely the baseline for modern finance professionals. She explains why the next generation of successful CFOs must evolve into multi-disciplinary leaders who can confidently translate complex numbers into a compelling commercial narrative

Amid the geopolitical firestorm in the Middle East, are investors being complacent or just savvy? Read on to learn about resilient, long-term investing.

In this interview with CFO East Africa, Stanbic Bank Kenya head of sustainability Priscilla Were reflects on navigating the shift towards mandatory IFRS S1 and S2 adoption and steering the bank through the evolving green finance landscape.

The renowned business leader has spent decades working across banking, government and corporate boards. He has observed how the role of finance leaders continues to evolve. Delivering the keynote address on humanising financial leadership at the CFO East Africa leadership summit at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, he reflected on how the expectations placed on chief financial officers have changed.

The CFO East Africa Leadership Summit held at Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi on 13 March, brought together the region’s finance leaders for an evening of candid reflection and shared insights.

He joins EABL from Diageo Ireland, where he serves as finance director, bringing over fifteen years of finance and leadership experience across Africa and Europe.

2026 CFO Awards judge Kinya Kimotho reveals why modern finance leaders must evolve from traditional bean counters to trusted business advisors.

Punil is keen to close the gap between what finance teams can do and the tools they are using to do it.

For Lake Turkana Wind Power CFO Alice Wathika, the most meaningful returns her organisation generates have nothing to do with the balance sheet. She explains how working at Africa’s largest wind farm has

What does it mean to lead with impact? For Deloitte Consulting Tanzania finance head Relief Mtenga, aBi Finance Uganda head of finance Sonia Adibaku, L’Oréal East Africa CFO Linda Mfuchi and Ishara Towers Rwanda CFO Lilian Budandi, the answer goes far beyond the balance sheet. Ahead of International Women’s Day, the four finance leaders from across the region reflect on what it truly means to make a difference.

Mary had butterflies for an entire weekend before saying yes to the regional role. Two or three years before that, she had already been preparing someone else to take her place.

Gladys steps in as Chemutai exits after a 25-year career at the bank, having expanded the CFO remit across East Africa and the continent.

The bank's finance function gets access to opportunities for professional growth and peer connection.

With East Africa's creative economy suffering from fragmented intellectual property systems, finance leaders often face suppressed valuations and high risk premiums. Here is how the proposed regional EAC Creative Bill aims to standardise cross-border licensing and unlock measurable revenue streams for patient capital.

Tom Macharia believes the best lessons come from pain you choose to learn from. The head of finance at Amadeus East Africa is now building a life away from the place he called home for 26 years.

There comes a moment in every finance executive’s career when the numbers alone cannot reveal what to do. Mi Vida Homes CFO Solomon Nzomo, Pass Trust finance director Doreen Mangesho and fractional CFO Michael Kariuki talk about the decision that tested them most and what it taught them.

Our outlook on risk assets remains broadly positive heading into the year. But we are watching four key risk factors that every investor in this environment should have firmly on their radar.