Former Auditor-General Edward Ouko has been appointed as the Non-Executive Chairperson of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority for a period of three years.
The appointment was made by National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi Ng’ongo in Kenya Gazette on Septemer 19, 2025.
Ouko served as Kenya’s Auditor-General from 2011 to 2019 and also worked as the Auditor-General of the African Development Bank (AfDB).
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of Nairobi.
During his career, Ouko has held senior roles in both the public and private sectors, with over 25 years of experience in auditing and accounting. At the AfDB, he directed internal audit, integrity, and anti-corruption functions, and helped establish whistleblowing and fraud investigation policies that were recognized internationally.
Ouko has also worked with global organizations, including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where he served on audit committees.
Before joining AfDB, he trained and qualified as a chartered accountant at Deloitte London and later served as an audit manager with Deloitte Nairobi.
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