Jonah Wala

Jonah Wala joined the IPSASB as a member in January 2023. He was nominated by Public Sector Accounting Standards Board in Kenya.   

Currently, he is leading teams in transitioning Kenya from cash to accrual accounting using as part of my responsibilities as Director of Accounting Services/ Accountant General at the National Treasury.  He sits on various public boards and councils in Kenya including the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, Kenya Institute of Certified Financial Analysts of Kenya, Chuka University, and Kenya Law. He is the Registrar of the Certified Public Secretaries Board. 

Mr. Wala has led teams in reviewing and developing laws, subsidiary regulations, and policies in the public sector fiscal management space, as well as the Public Finance Management Act, Public Audit Act, Accountants Act, and the Certified Public Secretaries Act. 

He convenes the Technical Committee of the Africa Association of Accountant Generals, an association with a support mandate of public sector reforms in all 54 countries in Africa. He serves on the academic board of the Africa Professionalization Initiative developing competency content. He chaired the IFRS S2 Climate-related disclosures transition roadmap committee for Kenya. 

Mr. Wala holds a Master’s degree in Banking and Finance and is pursuing a PhD in Management from the Case Western Reserve University, US. 

His technical advisor is Georgina Muchai.