{"id":2391,"date":"2024-02-13T13:18:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sobe.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=2391"},"modified":"2024-02-13T13:18:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:18:36","slug":"message-from-cod-economics-finance-and-accounting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sobe\/department-of-accountancy-finance-and-economics\/message-from-cod-economics-finance-and-accounting\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from COD, Economics, Finance and Accounting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2391\" class=\"elementor elementor-2391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c2ccfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c2ccfe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c7f0ec\" data-id=\"8c7f0ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1382440 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1382440\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0331f2\" data-id=\"e0331f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2db3930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2db3930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from CoD, Economics, Finance and Accounting<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-279b008 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"279b008\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b1f518\" data-id=\"1b1f518\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78bacbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78bacbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sobe.kibu.ac.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Ms.-Kirwa-Tecla-Cecilia.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aea363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7aea363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DR. TECLA KIRWA<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf0cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccf0cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Download CV<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-89f8462\" data-id=\"89f8462\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfe589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bfe589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting is one of the two departments in the School of Business and Economics. The Department endeavors to train specialized courses right from the Bachelors level to the PhD level. Currently the Department offers: Diploma in Business Management Accounting Option, Business Management Finance Option, Bachelor of Commerce in Finance Option, Bachelor of Commerce Accounting Option, Bachelor of Business Management in Finance and Accounting and Masters of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting. These programmes are constantly reviewed to reflect the ever dynamic business environment.\u00a0 By undertaking our programmes, you are assured of obtaining a marketable credential that reflects the breadth and depth of the department and our global reputation. The department also offers KASNEB professional courses like CPA alongside our academic programmes.<\/p><p>The Accounting concentrations of our program equip students with the necessary skills to support managers in decision making, controlling and planning. 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