Kenya Engineer

This article is a reminder that there has been an increasing number of failures and reports of severe corrosion in the Petrochemical Industry to structures fire protected with Cement or Epoxy paint-based materials. The aggressive corrosion attack under these materials cannot be understated. Corrosion under these circumstances is difficult to detect  by visual examination. In cases where failure is believed...

NETSCOUT® SYSTEMS, INC. has released its latest research detailing the evolving Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack landscape. NETSCOUT monitored more than 8 million DDoS attacks globally in the first half of 2025, including more than 3.2 million in EMEA. DDoS attacks have evolved into precision-guided weapons of geopolitical influence capable of destabilising critical infrastructure.  Hacktivist groups like NoName057(16) orchestrated hundreds of coordinated...

Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, announced its participation as a bronze sponsor of the C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zambia 2025, a gathering of industry leaders, policy makers, innovators, and customers focused on addressing power challenges in the region. This strategic sponsorship reflects the company's commitment to advancing energy resilience and environmentally responsible critical digital infrastructure within the commercial...

To be successful in the business world today, communication channels must be smarter, work fast, be paid attention to, and improve the efficiency of tasks adorned with an awkwardly dressing scale. Automated modern AI Receptionists have extremely potent automation capabilities beyond the task of answering calls. AI Phone Call Assistant opens a new pathway to companies to respond quickly,...

Background & Early Career Can you tell us a bit about your background and how you got into Quantity Surveying? I am the firstborn, blessed with very loving parents. Growing up, it was not always easy; the expectations from my family were high. I knew from an early age that I had to make things work, not only to build a...

Closing engineering capacity gaps in Sub-Saharan Africa could be the key to unlocking regional safety and prosperity, according to a new framework. The Global Engineering Capability Review (GECR) 2025, published by Engineering X's Skills for Safety programme in partnership with its founders, the Royal Academy of Engineering and Lloyd's Register Foundation, provides a new and unique framework for understanding engineering capability...

For power grids, water supply networks and many industrial facilities, managing infrastructure in remote locations is a significant challenge as it is virtually impossible to maintain regular in-person oversight. The answer lies in remote monitoring, but it is important that any instrumentation used for this is right for the environment it is deployed in, or efforts will be wasted....

Legacy alarm replacement specialist Omniflex has worked with Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) to provide an upgrade solution for the plant alarm equipment across the Nalubaale and Kiira hydroelectric power stations on Lake Victoria. Omniflex Omni16R replaces 49-point obsolete MPAS90 systems that were first installed in the 1970s and are now end of life and are no longer...

Leading East African architecture and engineering practice FBW Group has been appointed to design two Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools in Somalia. FBW is working with international consultancy firm NIRAS, a specialist in sustainable development and engineering headquartered in Denmark, on the transformative project to create two TVET centres in Somalia. Once open, the TVET+ schools will deliver...

Steel's vulnerability to corrosion is a significant challenge, especially in environments with high humidity, sea salt, high time of wetness and variable air temperatures. This susceptibility poses a serious threat to the longevity and structural integrity of critical infrastructure, including coastal rail networks, power supply pylons, and exposed structural steel. The degradation of steel in these applications can lead...