Prof. David Karungu Wang’ombe, PhD, MBA, CPA(K)
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| Name: | Prof. David Karungu Wang’ombe, PhD, MBA, CPA(K) |
|---|---|
| Mobile: | +254 709 972 000 |
| E-mail: | dwang'ombe@daystar.ac.ke |
| Website: | None |
| Updated: | 04 Mar, 2026 |
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About
He has lectured Accounting, Finance and Enterprise development for over 20 years, and has special interest in Sustainability Accounting. He has been the Director Strathmore Enterprise Development Centre and Strathmore Research and Consultancy Company. He is a BA (Hons) and MBA graduate of the University of Nairobi, PhD and Associate Professor of Accounting and Sustainability Strathmore University. He is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA(K). Prof. Wangombe served as the Dean, School of Management and Commerce, Strathmore University, Kenya for 10 years. Prof. David Wangombe has been the Vice-Chancellor designate Tangaza University college and University of Kigali.
Prof. Wangombe is currently the lead consultant in the Development of Resilience Strategies for Five cities in Kenya, a World Bank Funded project, under the State Department of Housing and Urban Development ending in February 2023. He developed the current strategic plan of the Kenya Pharmacy and Poisons Board. For over 10 years, Prof Wangombe built capacity for Healthcare Leaders in Africa under the Management Development Institute (MDI) a joint project of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Africa Medical and Research Foundation(AMREF), funded by the Johnson and Johnson.
Professor Wangombe has trained over 15,000 entrepreneurs with banks and enterprise centres around the country. He has trained over 1,000 African faculty on case methodology under the Partnership for Pedagogical Leadership in Africa (PEDAL), a program of PASGR that seeks to improve faculty pedagogical skills. He has been a facilitator and mentor for Faculty Development Program, in case teaching and writing program under the Association of African Business Schools, AdamSmith International (training faculty of Nepal School of Government-Kathmadu).
Professor Wangombe has worked with the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and was involved in the development of a collaborative Master of Research and Public Policy (MRPP) curriculum. Under the PASGR, Professor Wangombe trained and mentored 12 African universities on how to use case methodology in teaching MRPP. He also trained 65 Deans and 25 Vice-Chancellors of Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) which is a member–based consortium of 66 Universities in 26 countries in Africa.
Prof. Wangombe has been a consultant with several organizations including, Strathmore Business School (SBS), Adamsmith International, Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR), Kenya Commercial Bank and Strathmore Research and Consultancy Company (SRCC). He has trained in Corporate Financial Management and Oversight to Board of Directors and Senior Managers of virtually all major companies in East Africa.
Prof. Wangombe is an alumnus of the International Faculty Development Program (IFDP) of IESE Business School (2008) and Teaching the Practice of Management (TPM). Prof. Wangombe has published several refereed articles and presented academic papers in several research conferences focusing on environmental and sustainability reporting. He has authored several books used in both university and professional accounting studies including "Advanced Accounting, Theory and Practice" and "Fundamentals of Accounting". He has also written several cases for teaching particularly business executives.
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Books
Wangombe D.K. (2017), Fundamentals of Accounting, Focus Publication Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN: 9966010874, Second Edition
Published2014
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Wangombe D.K. (2008), Fundamentals of Accounting, Focus Publication Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya. ISBN: 9966010874
Published2007
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Wangombe D.K., (2005), Advanced Accounting, Theory and Practice, Focus Publications Ltd, Nairobi, Kenya, ISBN: 9966010246
Published2005
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Journals
Mbithi, E., Moloi, T. & Wangombe, D. (2022). An empirical examination of board- related and firm-specific drivers on risk disclosure by listed firms in Kenya: a mixed-methods approach. Corporate Governance
Published2022
Link: https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1108/CG-11-2021-0395.
Abang'a, A., Tauringana, V., Wangombe, D. and Achiro, L. ( 2022). Corporate governance and financial performance of state-owned enterprises in Kenya. Corporate Governance : The International journal of Business in Society, 22 (4), 798-820.
Published2022
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Mbithi, E., Moloi, T. & Wangombe, D. (2022). Corporate risk disclosure: A systematic literature review and future research agenda. Cogent Business & Management, 9(1),2105569
Published2022
Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2022.2105569.
Albert: Abang’a, A.O. and Wangombe, D. (2021) ‘Meaning and measures of quality of corporate governance: a literature review’, African J. Accounting, Auditing and Finance,7(3),l.p. 187-204
Published2021
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Mbithi, E., Wang’ombe, D., & Moloi, T. (2020). Multi-theoretical perspectives for corporate risk disclosure: a literature review. International Journal of Critical Accounting, 11(2), 125–143
Published2020
Link: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCA.2020.105064.
Albert: Abang’a, A.O. and Wang’ombe, D. (2020) ‘Theoretical perspective of corporate governance among state-owned enterprises: a literature review’, Int. J. Critical Accounting, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp.160–179
Published2020
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Wachira, M.M. and Wang’ombe, D. (2019), "The Application of Environmental Management Accounting Techniques by Manufacturing Firms in Kenya", Environmental Reporting and Management in Africa (Advances in Environmental Accounting & Management, Vol. 8), Emerald Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 69-89
Published2019
Link: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-359820190000008004
Abdul, F., & Wangombe, D. (2018). Tax costs and tax compliance behaviour in Kenya. Journal of accounting and taxation, 10(1), 1-18.
Published2018
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Baimwera, B. & Wangombe, D. (2018). A reflection on the role of carbon markets on climate governance in Kenya, International Journal of Critical Accounting Vol 10, Issue 1
Published2018
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Baimwera, B., Wangombe, D & Kitindi, E. (2017). The determinants of the uptake of carbon finance by renewable energy producers in Kenya, African Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol 6, Issue 2.
Published2017
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Baimwera, B., Wangombe, D. & Kitindi, E. (2017). Carbon markets: Have they worked for Africa? Review of Integrative Business and Economics Research, Vol 6, Is 2, pp 90-104.
Published2016
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Wangombe, D.K. (2016) Stakeholder Perceptions of the Meaning and Relevance of High Quality Corporate Environmental Reporting: Evidence from Kenya. International Journal of Critical Accounting Vol. 8, Nos. 5/6, 2016
Published2016
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Wangombe, D. K. (2013). The Quality of Corporate Environmental Reporting In Kenya. Int. J. of Economics and Accounting, 2013 Vol.4, No.4, pp.327 - 349; DOI:10.1504/IJEA.2013.059884
Published2013
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Wangombe, D. K. (2013). Multi-Theoretical Perspective of Corporate Environmental Reporting: A Literature Review. Integr. Bus. Econ. Res.Vol. 2 (2)
Published2011
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Wangombe, D. K., Assad, J. M., & McFie, J. B. (2013). Rationale for Researching on Corporate Environmental Reporting Behaviour in a Developing Country: The Case of Kenya. African J. of Economic and Sustainable Development (AJESD), Vol. 2, No. 3, 2013; DOI: 10.1504/AJESD.2013.056988
Published2010
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Activities
Research Grants
Published2022
Strathmore University, PhD Research Grant, Corporate Environmental reporting. 2008-2012.
Published2014
Ford Foundation, $50,000, a research Grant on the business interventions that work at the base of the pyramid. Jointly with University of Norte Dame.
Published2013
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), $ 150,000, a research grant on Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship in Africa, Jointly with 2 other researchers, 2013.
Published1999
University of Nairobi, MBA Research and Studies, Tax Buoyancy and Elasticity. 1997-1999
Conferences
Published2016
Wangombe D.K (2016), High Quality Corporate Environmental Reporting: The Conceptual Anatomy, Presence and Drivers in a Developing Country, Jubilee of Universities and Research Centre, Knowledge and Mercy, 13th International Symposium of University Professors, Rome 7th -1th September 2016.
Published2015
Wangombe D.K., Kiraka R. N., Otieno H., (2015), Determinants of credit access among MSMEs in Kenya, IAABD , 14-17 May 2015, Nairobi Kenya
Published2015
Wangombe, D.K. (2015) Managers Reason for the Practice of Corporate Environmental Reporting: Presented at the International Critical Accounting Conference, Hunter College, University of New York, 20- 21 April New York.
Published2013
Wangombe, D. K., McFie, J. B.,Assad, J. M., (2013), "Stakeholder Perceptions of the Meaning and Relevance of 'High-Quality Corporate Environmental Reporting' Evidence from Kenya", EMAN Global Conference 14 - 15 July 2013 Conference, Griffith University, Australia
Published2012
Wangombe, D.K. (2015) Stakeholder Perceptions of the Meaning and Relevance of High Quality Corporate Environmental Reporting: Presented at the International Critical Accounting Conference, Hunter College, University of New York, 20- 21 April New York.