Constant Othieno Mayende elected new ICPAU President, Josephine Ossiya Vice President

CPA Constant Othieno Mayende is the new Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) president.

Mayende was elected during the Council of the ICPAU’s 26^th Annual general meeting together with CPA Josephine Ossiya as Vice President.

The election comes after the High Court ruling delivered by Justice Musa Sekaana on 23 July 2021. The Court determined that the Elections Committee had successfully concluded the elections and declared members that were to constitute the new Council, in accordance with the provisions of the Accountants Act, 2013, and therefore the new Council is lawfully sanctioned to transact the business of ICPAU.

CPA Mayende succeeds CPA Frederick Kibbedi, the 8^th President of ICPAU, while CPA Ossiya is taking over from CPA Ruth Doreen Mutebe Nseko.

ICPAU’s new Council members are:

1. CPA Constant Othieno Mayende (President) – Practitioner at CMK & Co. Certified Public Accountants
2. CPA Josephine Okui Okwakol Ossiya (Vice President) – Practitioner at Rona & Partners Certified Public Accountants and Chief Finance Officer at Bujagali Energy Ltd
3. CPA Assoc. Prof. Laura A. Orobia  – Associate Professor heading the Department of Accounting & Finance (Academics) at Makerere University Business School (MUBS)
4. CPA Geoffrey Byamugisha – Practitioner at Ernst & Young Certified Public Accountants
5. CPA Gloria Tuhaise Wakooba  – Deputy Director, Procurement and Disposal Department at Bank of Uganda
6. CPA Ronald Mutumba  – Practitioner at Mutumba Mukobe & Associates Certified Public Accountants
7. CPA Stephen Ineget  – Practitioner at KPMG  Certified Public Accountants
8. Mr. Stephen Ojiambo – Accountant General’s Representative
9. Mr. Edward Akol – Auditor General’s Representative
10.  Ms. Sarah Tamale Namuli – Representative of Officer Responsible for Higher Education in the Ministry of Education and Sports
11. Eng. Jackson Mubangizi – Ministerial Appointee

“We welcome the new Council, President and Vice President and I call upon each one of us to diligently continue serving the accountancy profession of Uganda through their leadership,” CPA Derick Nkajja, the Chief Executive Officer of ICPAU said.

The ICPAU Council is composed of 11 members, 7 of whom are elected by full members of ICPAU, 3 ex-officio members and 1 member from a recognized professional body, appointed by the Minister for Finance. A minimum of 3 seats are reserved for women and 5 of 7 elected members must be practising accountants. The Council members, with the exception of the ex-officios, serve a two-year term renewal once.