LABAN MWANGI CHEGE
Founder &Partner
Laban Chege is an “Accountant by Choice”. He is the Founder and Managing Partner at Labchey Consulting. Laban is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of global experience in the field of Audit, Tax and Corporate Finance. He holds a Masters in Business Administration in Strategic Management.
Laban is the current President of ADAM GLOBAL (Africa and Middle East Region); ADAM Global is a leading international platform of business networksthat encompasses various professionals including Accountants, lawyers, medical practitioners and specialized consultants. Laban has in-depth understanding of investments and business management particularly in the African region. He worked as an Audit Consultant to Consultive Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) through initiatives in the African Region which saw him travel to most African countries.
Prior to setting up Labchey Consulting, Laban worked at APA/Apollo group as the Chief Finance Officer and significantly contributed to the successful merger of Apollo and Pan Africa that birthed APA Insurance in 2004. He earlier worked with EABS Group (now partly Ecobank) for four years.
PHOEBE A. NANDWA
Partner
Phoebe is an experienced auditor adept in generation and implementation of audit procedures and summative evaluation of accounting systems. She has a successful track record spanning over 2 decades in finance, accounting and audit matters.
She holds a Masters’ Degree in Business Administration and is a certified public Accountant. Phoebe has specialized in financial matters relating to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs).
Phoebe is an active member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), the Institute of Directors (IOD) and Association of Women Accountants (AWAK). She currently serves as a member of the Internal Audit Sub-workstream Committee of ICPAK. She has previously served as a Board member, treasurer and Honorary Secretary of Mhasibu SACCO Society and its affiliates. She also served as a Director of the umbrella body of SACCOs – Kenya Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (KUSCCO).
Prior to joining Labchey Consulting, Phoebe worked as an Accountant at Del Monte Kenya Limited, International Television Network (ITN), MCL Saatchi & Saatchi and Home Park Caterers as the Chief Accountant.
HUDSON MWATIKA
Audit Manager
Hudson Mwatika is an Audit Manager at Labchey Consulting. He is a detail-oriented and diligent finance professional with over 10 years’ experience in Audit and over 15 years’ experience in Banking. Hudson supervises financial audits of clients. He evaluates management and financial systems including internal control measures within the company to maximize efficiency in meeting our clients’ needs among other roles.
His vast knowledge and experience in the field has seen him become a key asset in the company. He supervises financial audits of establishments, recruits and supervises over 15 staff members and several interns among other roles. He previously worked as a senior Auditor at Muli Daniels & Associate where he attended to tax related matters for clients.
Hudson formerly worked at Barclays Bank as a Business Development Manager, his tenure saw growth in the customer portfolio through acquisition of new clients and increase in uptake of products by existing clients. He was rated as the top Business Development Manager for two years following notable increase in rates of achieving set targets. He further served as an Area Manager- SME Banking and took part development and setting up of the SME Banking Unit of the Corporate Department in Kenya.
MONICA CHEGE
Office Manager
Monica Chege is the Office Manager at Labchey Consulting. She has over 15 years’ experience in office management. Monica assists in filling of documents in government offices and website and has a practical understanding of the day-to-day administrative work of an accounting firm.
Monica is a born-again Christian and married to Laban: they are blessed with four children; three sons and a daughter.
RUTH AKOTH
Receptionist
Ruth Akoth is the receptionist at Labchey consulting. She has been in the customer care industry for 5 years. As the first point of contact with the company, Ruth is dedicated to ensuring all our clients receive a warm and professional welcome and are served in an efficient manner. She offers a first great impression to all our customers.