Fred Otiwu

CPA Fredrick Otiwu is the AAS’s Finance and Grants Accountant. He has over 10 years’ experience in Financial Management, Grants Management, Review of Financial Management systems, Development of Financial strategy, systems and procedure manuals, Fred previously served as a Senior Finance Officer at Catholic Relief Services (CRS-Somalia Program). He oversaw Finance, Grants Management and reporting to USAID Program in Somalia. He gained experience in Guiding the Programs finance and programmatic proposals that lead to winning of grants and awards. This helped the NGO grow its funding level immensely through leverage of systems, technology and sound understanding of donor requirements. Before CRS, Fred worked at World Vision (WV) as Senior Grants Accountant in the Organizations Supporting WFP Emergency Program Funded Projects in 8 Counties. Fred also worked for WV in different positions namely Program Accountant – Moyale, Baringo and East Pokot where he participated in financial processing and reporting. He is passionate about sustainable development in the African continent and looks forward to making meaningful contributions to Africa’s science space. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from Kenya Methodist and has CPA-K. Currently Undertaking a Master’s degree at JKUAT.