The Immortals: The Githongos have fought the war of transparency

John Githongo. Photo: Courtesy

The recent death of Joe Githongo, who had Mzee Jomo Kenyatta as among his clients, ended the life of one of Kenya’s most accomplished accountants. The father of John Githongo, founded one of the earliest accounting and auditing firms, Githongo and Company in 1969.

 David S. Fick in, Entrepreneurship in Africa: A Study of Successes notes that it morphed into one of the largest and oldest indigenous firms of certified public accountants in Kenya where it’s among the ‘biggest seven’ with clients spread across tourism, agriculture, utilities, finance and industrial sectors.