Francis Otieno Odera is Senior Deputy Accountant General at the State Department for Energy, where he heads the Accounting Unit. A Certified Public Accountant of Kenya CPA(K) and member of ICPAK, he brings over 28 years of public sector financial management experience, spanning National Treasury, State Departments and State Corporations. Francis holds a Master of Business Administration in Financial Management and a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance, both from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa. 

He is an alumnus of the Kenya School of Government, where he completed the Strategic Leadership Development Program and Senior Management Course, holds certifications in Corporate Governance and World Bank Disbursement procedures and is a good standing member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya). Prior to his current role, he served as Senior Deputy Accountant General in the State Departments for ICT & Digital Economy; Fisheries, Aquaculture & Blue Economy; and Tourism & Wildlife. He was Chief Finance Manager at Lake Victoria South Water Services Board and Chief Accountant (Treasury & External Resources) at Geothermal Development Company (GDC), managing Government and donor-funded portfolios. 

His early career includes roles as Financial Management Specialist on World Bank projects, Programme Officer at the Public Financial Management Reform Secretariat, and in District Treasuries and the Office of the President. He has expertise spanning public financial management, donor fund management, financial reporting, and governance.