In 1970, the East African Institution of Engineers was just budding from creating the initial outline of the Kenyan (and East African) landscape. In Commemorating their first 25 years, they had put one question to ask: ‘What will East Africa be in the year 2000? In 2011, we not only answer that question ten years later, but we look ahead and ask ‘What will Kenya be like in the year 2030? We all have the vision, but do we have the capacity and resources to see it through?

The book seeks to explore the developments, changes and strides made in the last forty years engineering in Kenya. It shall consider each decade, each sector - analyze the ups and downs, seeking expert opinions on key issues and display corporate, government and other institution’s, individual profiles.

40 years Engineering Excellence book is a maxi-format, coffee table book showcasing the Engineering progress in Kenya for the last forty years. It will feature sectors (of different engineering disciplines) in two tiers: Developments in those decades and the different disciplines in each sector. For example, energy has hydro, solar, wind, e.t.c

Other Sectors include: government, authorities, infrastructure, energy, industry, manufacturing, water, training, building, communications, contractors, services, people, vision 2030, trivia ...     

The first print run will publish 20,000 copies and of these, 75% will be distributed locally. The main distribution centers will be: Corporate Offices (for use at the reception), Universities and Colleges, Libraries, Bookshops, Gift-shops, Airports, 5-Star Business hotels, Embassies and Diplomatic Missions.

Internationally, the book will be sold online and also sold to affiliate Universities and Engineering Associations, Public Libraries (mostly Universities) and in Gift-shops that stock Kenyan-ware.

For the companies and organizations profiled in the book, we shall provide individually branded copies with their logo silver embossed on the front cover. This will serve as a Publicity tool, as reminders and gifts to potential clients.

This is an ideal PR tool for all engineering companies whose engineering sector is unknown to the public, and whose some of the great projects and breakthroughs have passed unnoticed over time. This will be an open platform to showcase your might or uniqueness.

This will also be an opportunity to write your own story and celebrate your brand – not just within the Engineering community but also with your customers and clients.

Participating in this project will have served a necessary Public Service duty to inform, remind and educate other about your company and brands. for more details please send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it