User:Frederick Kibbedi

Born and raised in the little village of Magamaga, Mayuge District, Busoga in Uganda, Frederick Kibbedi spent most of his formative years in the present day Iganga Municipality. He studied in Iganga Township Primary school and later Namalemba Boarding School where he sat and excelled in the Primary Leaving Examinations at National Level. He joined Busoga College Mwiri in 1986 and later MM College before taking up a Diploma in Business Studies Course in the Uganda College of Commerce Aduku. In 1995 he started working with Uganda Fishnet Manufacturers and two years later worked with National Medical Stores. It was here, that He joined Makerere University to study a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting which he completed in 2005. He was immediately admitted to the professional ACCA course which he completed in a record of two years in 2008.

His passion for Accounting drove him to teach several ACCA papers as part of his overall ambition. In 2008, Frederick started part-time practice as an External Auditor and in 2011 resigned from his employment with Uganda Export Promotion Board as Director of Finance to join full time Practice as a Certified Public Accountant. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the United Kingdom, A certified Trade Advisor of the International Trade Center and a Certified Public Accountant of Uganda. As member of the ICPAU Council, he Chairs the National Technical Committee of ICPAU as well as the Financial Reporting Awards Committee[2011-2014]. Frederick is also a member of the University Council of Uganda Christian University Mukono.

CPA Frederick Kibbedi is a member of the Council of the Institute of Cerfied Public Accountants of Uganda and also a member of the Advisory Board on SMES to International Accounting Standards Board. Together with CPA Dr Haj Twaha Kawaase, CPA Jaqueline Busingye, Frederick mentors qualified accountants into the skill of Practical Auditing through the Practical Experience College in Kampala.

Frederick is a committed Christian who believes that Christian values should permeate every sphere of ones life to make meaning to humanity. An Evangelist and teacher, He is the Deputy Head of Laity at the Church of the Resurrection Bugolobi Church of Uganda. He spends most of his free time passing on values to his men-tees through couching professional accountancy and the Word of God.

As The World Class President [Rotary year 2015/16] of the Rotary Club of Kampala Day Break in District 9211, He has achieved various milestones including increasing club visibility and membership to record levels. He is admired for his consistency in driving club goals to reality and passion for service to community.

He is currently involved with Business Consultancy, Tax Advisory, Training [ACCA and CPA students], Business Process re engineering. He is a Partrner with PKF Uganda which is one of the largest accounting firm in East Africa, going by clientile size. He is happily married to one Beatrice Kibbedi and with whom they are blessed with four children - Two boys and two girls.