Nancy Gathungu is the Auditor General of Kenya, taking office in June 2020. [1] [2] She succeeded Edward Ouko who retired in August 2019. [1] She had previously applied to be Auditor General under the 2010 constitution. [2]
Gathungu is a career civil servant, joining the office of Auditor General in 1993 and being promoted up the ranks to Director Quality Assurance, Office of the Auditor General. [2] At time of appointment, she was a Strategic Management PhD candidate at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. [2] Previous degrees include an MBA in Strategic Management and bachelor's degree of commerce (Accounting Option). [2]
At time of taking office in 2020, Gathungu had a net worth of Ksh30.89 million. [1]
In March 2021, Nancy Gathungu oversaw a report showing that half of the KSh 18.5 billion budget of the Kenya Population and Housing Census could not be accounted for. [3]
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