KPMG East Africa has appointed three senior professionals to leadership positions within its Tax and Regulatory Services practice, including a former Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) official.
In a notice on November 11, 2026, the firm announced that Fred Omondi and Fredrick Kimotho had been appointed partners, while Kennedy Okoyo was named associate director.
“KPMG East Africa has made the following senior leadership appointments to its Tax and Regulatory Services practice, effective 11 November 2026,” the notice stated.
According to the firm, the appointments bring together professionals with experience in international taxation, transfer pricing, tax disputes, customs and indirect taxation.
KPMG said the changes would strengthen its capacity to handle complex client engagements, develop its workforce and expand its East Africa Tax practice.
“These appointments bring extensive regional experience across international tax, transfer pricing, tax disputes, customs and indirect taxation, strengthening the firm’s capacity to support complex client engagements, develop its people and grow its East Africa Tax practice.”
Fred Omondi Appointed KPMG Partner
With over 23 years of experience in tax and business advisory, Fred Omondi has built a career spanning corporate taxation, international tax, transfer pricing, tax controversy and dispute resolution.
Omondi has advised local and multinational organisations on business establishment, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions.
He has also held senior leadership positions at East African and African regional levels and previously worked at the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA).
His professional experience has earned him recognition from ITR World Tax as a highly regarded tax practitioner.
He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Nairobi.
Fredrick Kimotho – Partner
Fredrick Kimotho has also been appointed partner, bringing over 12 years of experience in tax advisory, tax policy and tax dispute resolution.
He has previously led tax policy and tax controversy practices, as well as tax services targeting the financial services sector. His experience includes working with the Kenya Revenue Authority, the National Treasury, and the National Assembly on tax policy matters, legislative reviews, and consultations on proposed tax reforms.
Kimotho also participates in tax policy discussions in Kenya and across Africa through high-level forums and engagements with professional and business institutions.
He contributes to discussions on emerging tax developments through media commentary and thought leadership.
Kennedy Okoyo – Associate Director
With more than 12 years of experience in indirect taxation, Kennedy Okoyo has specialised in Value Added Tax (VAT), excise duty, customs and other transactional charges and levies.
His career includes serving clients in the Kenyan and Ethiopian markets and coordinating customs compliance reviews.
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He also worked with the World Bank Group in Washington, DC, on the Paying Taxes indicator of its Ease of Doing Business project.
Okoyo has contributed to tax policy formulation, reform and administration through engagements with the National Treasury, the Kenya Revenue Authority and the World Bank.
KPMG’s Existing Tax Leadership Team in Kenya
KPMG East Africa’s Tax and Regulatory Services practice is led by Peter Kyambadde, who serves as partner and regional head of the division. Other senior Kenyan partners include Peter Kinuthia, Clive Akora, Sandeep Main and James Kimani.
KPMG’s current public leadership pages and recent Kenya tax alerts show no indication of a separate change in the existing tax leadership structure.
The latest appointments of Fred Omondi and Fredrick Kimotho as partners and Kennedy Okoyo as associate director were announced on November 11, 2026.
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The existing leadership team has been involved in several tax policy publications and advisory updates in 2026, including the Kenya 2026/27 Budget Brief, Finance Bill analysis and guidance on the Minimum Top-Up Tax Regulations.
In its latest tax update, KPMG highlighted an extension of the initial notification deadline under Kenya’s Minimum Top-Up Tax Regulations, 2026, from November 17 to November 30, following a Kenya Revenue Authority notice issued on November 9.
“Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on November 9, 2026, issued a public notice extending the initial notification deadline under the Income Tax (Minimum Top-Up Tax) Regulations, 2026, from November 17, 2026, to November 30, 2026,” KPMG stated.
The extension gives affected multinational groups additional time to prepare and submit their initial notifications, including details of their group structures, ultimate parent entities and Kenyan constituent entities.
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