Mr.Umuro Wario was born in 1974, holds MBA (Finance) and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degrees from the University of Nairobi. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a practicing member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya.

Mr.Wario is an Auditor and Public Finance Management Specialist with over 25 years’ experience providing technical assistance focused on strengthening public sector service delivery systems and transformation, with focus on revenue maximization, VfM spend, timely budget execution, external Aid alignment and fiduciary risks mitigation.

He is a seasoned PFM specialist with deep practice knowledge and experience in basic education financing. He has worked as PFM Advisor on results based basic education systems strengthening and education outcomes programs in Kenya and Tanzania for many years. He believes resources must follow education outcomes.

He has held senior PFM advisor roles at Mott MacDonald UK and Global Partnership for Education. He previously worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya and served as the first Chief Executive Officer, Youth Enterprise Development Fund. He currently serves on the ICPAK Council’s Public Sector sub-committee.