- Ruth Atieno Nyabute graduated from Kabarak University's Nakuru City Campus in December 2017 with First Class Honours in Accounting
- She built over eight years of experience across audit, finance, risk management and governance before becoming a Senior Auditor at PKF Kenya LLP
- Ruth founded the PKF EmpowerHer Initiative to mentor young women and girls facing socio-economic challenges in Kenya
Ruth Atieno Nyabute, a Kabarak University alumna and Senior Auditor at PKF Kenya LLP, has turned a First Class Honours degree into a career defined by professional rigour, continued learning, and a genuine commitment to lifting others as she climbs.
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Ruth completed her Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting at Kabarak University's Nakuru City Campus between 2015 and 2017, graduating in December 2017 with First Class Honours.
Looking back at that period, she says the discipline and relationships she cultivated on campus became the bedrock of everything that followed.
"When I was a student, I had dreams and ambitions, but I did not have all the answers about where my career would take me. Today, looking back, I realize that the discipline, knowledge, and relationships I built during my time at Kabarak laid a strong foundation for my career," she said.
Does Ruth hold a CPA-K?
After graduating, Ruth began her career as an Audit Trainee at Kreston KM & Co. LLP, steadily working her way up to her current role as Senior Auditor (Senior 1) at PKF Kenya LLP.
Over more than eight years, she has accumulated hands-on experience across financial, compliance and donor-funded project audits, working with Public Benefit Organisations, SACCOs, dairy companies, pension funds and development partners.
She holds the Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K) qualification and is presently pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Finance.
What role does Ruth have at AWAK?
She also serves as a Committee Member for Member Services at the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya (AWAK).
Outside her audit work, Ruth channels considerable energy into developing young talent.
She founded the PKF EmpowerHer Initiative at PKF Kenya, a programme designed to mentor young women and girls navigating socio-economic barriers, helping them identify their potential and chart a path forward.
Ruth offers advice to students still finding their footing
Her engagement with students stretches across institutions. She participates as a CPA panelist at Strathmore University, addresses students at Makini Cambridge School, and mentors aspiring professionals at Kenyatta University.
For students still finding their footing, Ruth offers three pieces of advice drawn from her own experience: look beyond academic results and cultivate character and integrity; invest in meaningful professional relationships and seek mentors early; and trust the process, because current circumstances do not determine future outcomes.
Her story makes a compelling case that academic excellence is not the destination, but rather the starting point for a career built on consistent effort, purposeful connections and a willingness to give back to the communities that helped shape you.
Kabarak University student resorts to selling juice
In another story, TUKO also highlighted details about Meshack Lutta, a Kabarak University graduate who left his social media marketing job in Nairobi and returned to Kakamega to start a juice business.
The venture began with a borrowed blender and KSh 100 worth of fruit as Lutta sought to help his ailing father.
Source: TUKO.co.ke