Tonny is a governance, risk, compliance, safeguarding, and institutional accountability professional with over ten years’ experience designing and implementing governance, risk management, compliance, assurance, and internal control frameworks across Africa. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Prior to joining FSD Africa, Tonny served as Principal Officer – Controls and Compliance at Safaricom PLC, where he advised executive leadership and the Board on governance, risk, compliance, and institutional accountability matters. He led the design and implementation of enterprise-wide governance and risk frameworks, compliance management systems, internal controls transformation programmes, and organizational accountability mechanisms.

Previously, at Deloitte East Africa, he advised financial institutions, multinational corporations, development organizations, and public interest entities across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States on governance reform, enterprise risk management, internal audit, anti-money laundering, and institutional strengthening, while also contributing to thought leadership on the future of internal audit and board governance during times of disruption and crisis.

Tonny began his career at Genghis Investment Bank, where he supported strategy execution and performance monitoring, contributed to the development of innovative insurance products distributed through alternative channels, and subsequently led the establishment of the Bank’s internal audit function and its alignment with the then International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), now the Global Internal Audit Standards (GIAS).

Outside of work, he enjoys travelling, exploring nature, and experiencing diverse cultures and environments.