18 Mar 2025

Azizi Consulting facilitating a session during the Corruption Risk Framework Training of Trainers for Government of Somalia officials

From February 24 to 28, Azizi Consulting, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), conducted a Corruption Risk Management Training for Trainers (TOT) for the Government of Somalia officials.

The four-day expert-led training convened by UNODC and held at Safari Park, Nairobi, was designed to enhance the capacity of the officials to implement the Corruption Risk Management Framework in their various government institutions.

A Corruption Risk Framework is a structured approach to identify, assess, mitigate, monitor and report corruption risks that may impact an organization.

The pivotal training was also designed to transform the trainees into trainers, equipped to proactively disseminate the knowledge on navigating complex risk landscapes to other members of their respective government institutions.

This Trainers of Trainers model thus creates institutional self-sufficiency, as it enables the government institutions to continuously impart the knowledge and skills acquired—a significant step towards growing the integrity of public officials and institutions in Somalia.

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Anti-Fraud/Corruption Risks Training, please get in touch with us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

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15 Mar 2025

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Daniel Muondu, co-founder and team Lead at Azizi Consulting, has been appointed to the Board of Directors at Umoja International.

Umoja International is a microfinance organization providing accessible financial solutions to women entrepreneurs across Eastern and Southern Africa.

The regional microfinance organization has 120 branches and over 810 employees and has lent to over 80,000 borrowers, 80% of whom are rural.

Muondu’s appointment to the Board as a Non-Executive Director and a Member of the Audit and Risk Committee comes as Azizi Consulting continues to demonstrate leadership in Strategy, Risk Management, Change Management and Internal Controls across Africa and beyond.

“I am honoured to be appointed to Umoja International’s Board of Directors. My experience and understanding of continental dynamics and commitment to social impact align with Umoja’s mission of empowering people to build a brighter future,” said Muondu.

“This appointment represents a great opportunity to scale further governance, risk management and controls framework oversight in microfinance development in Africa.”

Umoja International is currently operating in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia, and plans to start operations in Tanzania are in the final stages.

Related Resources

  • Click here to learn about Umoja International’s Work

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Solutions, please download our Company Profile or email us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

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08 Mar 2025

Internal Auditors are operating in an increasingly complex and changing environment.

  • With the emergence of other assurance providers, how do we strategically re-position internal audit?
  • With management increasingly seeking to know what is happening today and what may happen tomorrow, how do we re-position internal audit as a reliable business advisor?
  • With increased automation, how do we re-position Internal Audit to leverage new technologies?

Azizi Consulting’s Team Lead, Daniel Muondu, has thrown his hat in the ring for the position of Board Governor in the forthcoming IIA-Kenya Board Elections.

Muondu’s candidature is founded on answering the above queries through the following four pillars:

  1. Protect Value: Champion the unique value of internal audit in the evolving assurance landscape.
  2. Create Value: Strengthen the positioning of internal auditors as trusted business advisors, increasingly providing advice, insight and foresight in addition to assurance, and at the same time maintaining independence and objectivity.
  3. Sustain Value: Enhance the capacity of internal auditors to continue providing value in an automated world, leveraging new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing and Big Data.
  4. Develop Leaders: Foster the skills required today and in the future in areas such as critical thinking, data analytics, strategic communication (including idea selling) and creativity (i.e., thinking of solutions for emerging challenges).

Save the Date – IIA-Kenya Board Elections 2025: March 10-13.

For more information on Azizi Consulting’s Internal Audit Solutions, please download our Company Profile or email us at riskmgt@aziziconsulting.com 

For updates and insights on our work and impact, please follow us on LinkedIn at Azizi Consulting

05 Mar 2025

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Azizi Consulting’s Co-founder and Team Lead, Daniel Muondu (CIA, CPA, CISA, CFE), has added his name to the list of candidates vying to represent the Institute of Internal Auditors-Kenya (IIA-Kenya) as Board Governor.

Muondu, who holds Certification in Sustainability and Climate Risk Management and Certification in AI and Machine Learning (ongoing), has led Azizi Consulting for over two decades, successfully implementing complex projects across Africa in the areas of:

  • Internal Audit
  • Governance
  • Strategy and Risk Management
  • ICT Audit and Forensic Audit
  • Public Finance Management and Public Procurement

He has steered Azizi Consulting into a Pan-African Consultancy, serving top executives in nations across Africa, such as Botswana, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and most recently, Mozambique and South Africa.

In the area of Internal Audit, in particular, Muondu’s extensive experience includes providing technical support in the:

  • Development of Kenya County Governments’ Internal Audit Manual
  • Training of Kenya Government Internal Auditors to attain IIA Certified Government Auditing
  • Establishment of Performance Audit Function in the Malawi Internal Auditor General Office
  • Development of the Tanzania Internal Auditor General Office Strategic Plan
  • Capability Assessment of the Internal Audit Function in the Federal Government of Somalia

IIA-Kenya’s Governship

“In the course of Azizi Consulting’s work and impact across Africa as well as a long-serving and certified IIA Facilitator and IIA Trainer of Trainers, I am happy to extend and expand my service to the institute in the capacity of Board Governor,” said Muondu as he announced his candidacy at the IIA-Kenya Governors’ Forum where candidates presented their manifesto to members.

“With all the new challenges coming up—from generative AI and digitization to sustainability and geopolitics—being an internal auditor is more complex today than ever,” added Muondu.

Muondu’s governorship will be guided on implementing strategies that will enable internal auditors to continuously create, protect and sustain the value internal auditors provide to their stakeholders.

  • Create Value: With management increasingly seeking to know what is happening today and what may happen tomorrow, how do we re-position internal audit as a reliable business advisor?
  • Protect Value: With the emergence and growth of other assurance providers, how can we strategically re-position internal audit?
  • Sustain Value: With increased automation, how do we re-position internal audit to leverage new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Cloud Computing and Big Data?

Be Involved, Be Heard

As a member of IIA-Kenya, you can support Muondu’s candidature by turning up to vote during the IIA-Kenya elections scheduled for March 10-13.

You can also join him in Re-Imagining Internal Audit by sharing the four pillars of re-positioning Internal Audit in Kenya. Click here and here to download the pillars, and let’s shape the future together!

For more information on Daniel Muondu and his candidacy for the IIA-Kenya governor position, you can connect with him on LinkedIn: muondu-muondu.

For more information on Daniel Muondu’s professional and academic background, download his professional bio.