Debt Decisions that Deliver

John Kinuthia is the Deputy Executive Director at Bajeti Hub, bringing over 13 years of experience in public finance and decentralization. He leads the design and execution of the organization’s programs at both national and county levels, advancing transparency, inclusion, and equity in how Kenya raises and spends public resources. John’s work is grounded in rigorous research that also informs Bajeti Hub’s technical assistance and policy engagement with government institutions and civil society actors. His research covers a wide range of public finance issues, including equitable revenue sharing, impact of public debt on social services, social protection, budget credibility, public deliberations, health financing, and sub-national budget transparency. Prior to joining Bajeti Hub, John worked at Twaweza East Africa, where he played a key role in developing the Kenya Budget Explorer, an innovative platform that enhances public access to budget information. Outside of his professional work, John enjoys cycling, farming, and exploring his passion for history and geography.

Geoff Dubrow is the Founder and Principal Consultant at Nexus PFM Consulting Inc., with over 20 years of international experience in public financial management and debt oversight. He has worked with ministries of finance, parliaments, parliamentary budget offices, and supreme audit institutions across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Eastern Europe. Geoff is the lead author of the Public Debt Management Assessment Tool (PDMAT) 2.0, developed with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), and has supported countries such as Uganda, Albania, the Maldives, and Bangladesh to strengthen debt transparency and parliamentary accountability. His work promotes a horizontal approach that combines the fundamentals of sound debt management with stronger collaboration between state institutions and civil society to advance transparency, sustainability, and accountability.

Dr. Mamadou DJITE, Senior Advisor at the Court of Auditors of Senegal, has headed the State Accounts and Budgetary Affairs section of the Chamber of Budgetary and Financial Affairs since 2023. This section is responsible for judicial review of state accounts, issuing opinions on annual performance reports for budget programs, reporting on the implementation of the Finance Acts.

In this capacity, for several years, he has led the Court of Auditors’ retreat, which assesses the execution of the state budget and treasury operations, including changes in the deficit as a proportion of nominal GDP, debt amortization, and detailed analysis of the components of the public debt. He led the work for the preparation of the audit report on the state of public finances from 1998 to 2023.

In the past, as Inspector General of Finance and head of the Treasury mission at the IGF until 2020, Dr. Mamadou DJITE, former Principal Inspector of the Treasury, was responsible, among other things, for the annual closing of the Treasurer General’s accounts from 2012 to 2020, the audit of the Treasury deposit accounts in 2016 and the audit of the State Treasury operations in 2017.

Ms. Olya Kroytor is a senior counsel in the Financial and Fiscal Law Division of the IMF’s Legal Department, where she advises on public financial management and financial sector legal issues. Before joining the Fund, Ms. Kroytor worked at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London, UK, at the IMF Legal Department in Washington, D.C., and in private practice in Kyiv, Ukraine. Ms. Kroytor received her LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C. She also holds a law degree from Yaroslav the Wise National Law Academy of Ukraine.