“BUILDING BACK BETTER –
EMERGING ISSUES IN ENGINEERING”
PROGRAM
27TH - 29TH APRIL 2022
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
DAY 1 PROGRAMME | Wednesday 27th April 2022
S/No. Time Description
1 8:00am - 9:00am Registration
2 9:00am – 11:00am Opening Session - Moderated by Eng. James Mwangi, CE
• Remarks by Eng. Margaret Ogai, CE - Registrar/CEO EBK
• Remarks by Eng. Nathaniel Matalanga, CE – National Member, Executive Council, World Federation of Engineering
Organizations
• Remarks by Ms. Inger Andersen - Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
• Remarks by Eng. Eric Ohaga, CE - President, Institution of Engineers of Kenya
• Remarks by Eng. Erastus Mwongera, CE, FIEK, CBS - Chairman, Engineers Board of Kenya
• Remarks by Prof. Arch. Paul M. Maringa (PhD), CBS, Corp. Arch, MAAk, MKIP - Principal Secretary, State Department of
Infrastructure
• Remarks by H. E. Martin Wambora - Chairman, Council of Governors
• Keynote Address: James Macharia, EGH - Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing & Urban
Development and Public Works
TEA BREAK
3 11:40am – 1:00pm Championing the Shift to Outcomes-based Engineering Education in Kenya - Moderated by Eng. Prof. P. Ndirangu Kioni, PE and
Eng. Grace Onyango, PE
11:40am - 12:10pm Presentation:
• Amb. Simon Nabukwesi - Principal Secretary , State Department for University Education and Research
• Eng. Prof. Sylvester Abuodha, CE – Chairman, Academics Qualification Committee, Engineers Board of Kenya
• Ir. Abdul Aziz Omar – Assessor, Engineering Accreditation Council, Board of Engineers Malaysia
12:10pm - 1:00pm Panel Discussion: Aligning Kenyan Engineering education to outcomes-based requirements.
• Prof. Mwenda Ntarangwi – CEO, Commission of University Education
• Eng. Dr. Bernadette Sabuni, PE – Dean School of Engineering, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology
• Ms Refilwe Buthelezi (Pr. Eng.) – Acting President, Engineering Council of South Africa
1.00pm – 2.00pm LUNCH BREAK
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DAY 1 | Wednesday 27th April 2022
S/No. Time Description
4 2:15pm – 4.00pm Breakaway Session 1: Breakaway Session 2: Breakaway Session 3:
Industry and Academia Collaboration to Engineering Standards in Kenya Promoting Local Manufacturing for Socio
Empower Engineering Education Economic Development
• Council of Engineering Deans & • State Department of Industrialization • State Department for Trade &
Principals • State Department of Infrastructure Enterprise Development
• Ms Refilwe Buthelezi (Pr. Eng.) • Kenya Bureau of Standards • Proteq Automation Ltd
– Acting President, Engineering • Kenya Association of Manufacturers
Council of South Africa • Kenya Private Sector Alliance
• Schneider Electric
• Institution of Engineers of Kenya
• Federation of Kenya Employers
• State Department of University
Research and Education
Moderated by Moderated by Moderated by
• Eng. Nathaniel Matalanga, CE • Eng. Benjamin Maingi, CE • Ms Phyllis Wakiaga
• ACEK
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DAY 2 PROGRAMME | Thursday 28th April 2022
S/No. Time Description
5 8:30am – 10:30am Liberalized Professional Engineering Services at Regional, Continental and Global Level - Moderated by Ms Serah Kimani, and
Eng. Peter Wanday, CE
8:30am - 9:00am Presentation:
• State Department of Trade and Enterprise Development
• Africa Free Continental Trade Area
• Engineers Board of Kenya
9:00am - 10:30am Panel Discussion: Kenya’s commitments to and opportunities available to Kenyan professional engineers under the trade in services
• Association of Consulting Engineers of Kenya
• Institution of Engineers of Kenya
• Council of Governors
• National Construction Authority
• Roads and Civil Engineering Contractors Association
• Kenya Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors
• Architectural Association of Kenya
TEA BREAK
6 11:15am – 1:00pm Aligning Practice to Meet Kenya’s COP 26 Commitments and Climate Action Plans - Moderated by ... and Eng. Mercy Wambugu
11:15am - 11:45am Presentation:
• Ministry of Environment and Forestry
• United Nations Environment Programme
• World Bank
• National Treasury
11:45am - 1:00pm Panel Discussion: Kenya’s Commitments to COP 26
• Nuclear Power and Energy Agency • Council of Governors
• Ms Wanjiku Manyara - Petroleum Institute Of East Africa • Kenya Green Building Society
• National Environmental Management Authority • Kenya Property Developers Association
• Eng.Dr. Elisha Akech, PE - Institution of Engineers of Kenya • National Construction Authority
1.00pm – 2.00pm LUNCH BREAK
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DAY 2 | Thursday 28th April 2022
S/No. Time Description
7 2:15pm – 4.00pm Breakaway Session 4: Breakaway Session 5: Breakaway Session 6:
Climate Resilient Infrastructure Transforming Professional Engineering Infrastructure Scorecard
• National Construction Authority Services to be Globally Competitive • Institution of Engineers of
• National Environmental Management Authority • Ms Serah Kimani - State Kenya
Department for Trade & Enterprise • Kenya National Highways
• Nuclear Power and Energy Agency
Development Authority
• Institution of Engineers of Kenya
• Eng. Patrick Wambulwa, CE - • Kenya Urban Roads Authority
• National Treasury Chairman, Association of Consulting • Kenya Rural Roads Authority
• Council of Governors Engineers of Kenya
• Athiriver Water
• Konza City • East African Business Council
• Geothermal Development
• Kenya Green Building Society • Association of Professional Company
• Kenya Property Developers Association Societies in East Africa
• Kenya Transmission Company
• Kenya National Chamber of
Commerce and Industry • Kenya Power and Lighting
Company
• Engineers Board of Kenya
Moderated by Moderated by Moderated by
• Eng. Jane Simiyu, PE • Eng. Francis Gitau, PE • Eng. Linda Otieno, PE
• Eng. Lillian Ogombo, PE • Eng. Jane Mutulili, CE
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DAY 3 PROGRAMME | Friday 29th April 2022
S/No. Time Description
8 8:30am – 10:00am Safeguarding Public Safety and Welfare in Engineering Services - Moderated by Eng. S.M. Ngari, PE and Eng. Anthony Okere
8:30am - 9:00am Presentation:
• State Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Eng. Erastus K. Mwongera, CE. FIEK, CBS - Recommendations from the Board’s pilot structural assessments
• Office of the Attorney General - Overview of the legislative and regulatory framework of the construction industry
9:00am - 10:00am Panel Discussion: Regulation of the construction sector to safeguard public safety and welfare
• Council of Governors • Kenya Association of Building and Civil Engineering
• State Department of Public Services Contractors
• National Construction Authority • Kenya Property Developers Association
• Public Service Commission • Eng. Dr. Johnson Matu, CE - Chairman, Registration,
Professional Development & Compliance Committee,
• Board of Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors
Engineers Board of Kenya
• Roads and Civil Engineering Contractors Association
• Joint Building and Construction Council
10.00am – 11.00am Engineering Regulatory Framework - Moderated by Eng. Roseline Jilo, CE and Alex Mbuvi
Panel Discussion:
• Vision 2030 • Institution of Engineers of Rwanda
• Engineering Council of South Africa • Institution of Engineers of Kenya
• Engineers Registration Board, Uganda • Association of Consulting Engineers of Kenya
• Engineers Registration Board, Tanzania • State Department of Infrastructure
• Kenya Association Of Manufacturers • Kenya Private Sector Alliance
TEA BREAK
9 11:15am – 11.35am Presentation of the Convention Communique – Eng. Grace Onyango, PE
10 11:35am – 1:00pm Closing Session
Remarks from the Eng. Margaret Ogai, CE - Registrar/CEO, Engineers Board of Kenya
Remarks by Eng. Erick Ohaga, CE - President, Institution of Engineers of Kenya
Vote of Thanks – Eng. Patrick Wambulwa, CE – Chairman, Association of Consulting Engineers of Kenya
Remarks by Eng. Erastus K. Mwongera, CE, FIEK, CBS - Chairman, Engineers Board of Kenya
Remarks by H. E. Martin Wambora, EGH - Chairperson, Council of Governors
1.00pm – 2.00pm LUNCH BREAK
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CONTACTS
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Engineers Board of Kenya
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TEL: +254-20-2719974
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Email:
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