ENGINEERS BOARD OF KENYA SENSITIZES BUILT INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS ON SCALE OF FEES

EBK Sensitizes Built Environment Stakeholders on Engineers Scale of Fees

By Gor Ogutu

Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) has

called for closer working cooperation

among government agencies in the

implementation of the engineers scale of

fees for professional engineers.

Built environment stakeholders in Kenya

include government, construction

firms, urban planners, surveyors,

architects, regulators, county

governments, engineers, engineering

institutions among others. “We encourage

all agencies to engage only professional

services which will result in value

for money in the construction projects

as well as guarantee public safety

and welfare,” said EBK Chairman Eng.

Erastus K. Mwongera.

“A multiagency approach on collaboration

will reduce the collapse of

buildings. Currently there are 3000

(registered) professional engineers and

the Board aims to increase the capacity

to 10,000 professional engineers in

the next 5 years to be at par with the

UNESCO ratio 1:5000 to realise

National Development Agenda in Kenya.

“EBK is encouraging County Governments

to come up with panels of

professional engineers to offer the

services. This is because a lot of

development will be at the county

level,” said the EBK Chairman