Abdulwahid Aboo & Co., Kenya, is First Russell Bedford Member Firm in East Africa

London, United Kingdom, December 16, 2005 --(PR.com)-- Worldwide accounting group Russell Bedford International has expanded its coverage into East Africa by appointing Kenyan CPA firm Abdulwahid Aboo & Company as a member of its network.

Abdulwahid Aboo & Company was founded in 1980 by Abdulwahid (‘Wahid’) Aboo. It offers a comprehensive range of professional services including accounting, auditing, tax consulting and compliance, management consulting, corporate finance assistance and investment advice. Associated companies in the Aboo Group provide legal, company secretarial and insurance brokerage services.

The firm has its head office in Mombasa, Kenya’s principal port and its second city. A new office has just been opened in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. There is also a branch office in Malindi, a coastal town north of Mombasa, mainly serving clients in the tourism sector.

Wahid Aboo heads the entire Aboo Group. Mohamed Yusuf Abdulla is responsible for audit and administration in the Mombasa office. The tax and management consulting department is controlled by Nyera Sibagaya Mango. Shahida Osman heads the legal, corporate finance and investment advice department. Saima Aboo is in charge of the secretarial and compliance department, as well as audit and administration at the Nairobi office. And Zulifiquar Aboo heads audit and administration at the Malindi branch office.

With some 25 personnel, the firm has clients across a broad spectrum of industries including: transport firms, shipping companies, hotels, construction contractors, commodity importers/exporters, community organisations and NGOs.

Wahid Aboo is a Certified Public Accountant and a Member of the National Council of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK). He chairs ICPAK's Practitioners Development Committee and also serves on the Audit Quality Assurance Committee.

For further information, contact Wahid Aboo at Abdulwahid Aboo & Company on +254 41 2223917. Alternatively, visit the website at www.russellbedford.com .

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Russell Bedford International was established in 1983 by a group of medium-sized independent accounting practices aiming to counter the market dominance of the major multi-national accounting firms.

Russell Bedford is now a closely-connected global association of independent accounting and business consultancy firms in key locations around the world, and is represented in some 50 countries in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

All Russell Bedford affiliates are well-established firms offering international business advice and services to local and multinational clients. Most provide a full range of services comprising accounting, auditing, tax advice, general business guidance and financial consulting. In addition, many have special expertise in particular fields, such as international taxation or information technology.