Kenya Engineer

Chronic critical bearing failures on a ball mill were hammering production and driving costly downtime, prompting one of Zambia’s leading copper mines to turn to SKF for a sustainable solution. Excessive vibration and extreme temperatures at both the feed and discharge ends of the mill were identified by SKF specialists as the root cause of the bearing failures. Early fault detection...

Little has changed in almost 187years in the hot dip galvanizing industry to protect steel structures against corrosion, however on the aesthetic front there has been a sea change in the way in which galvanized products are being presented. Designers are increasingly calling for an "architectural finish" creating in effect a new product which needs specific consideration from the...

The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) has partnered with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation to strengthen the culture of engineering safety and compliance with OSHA standards, marking a significant step toward addressing Kenya’s ongoing challenge with unsafe structures and engineering malpractices. “We have seen far too many buildings collapse due to non-compliance with safety standards,” said Eng. Margaret Orgai, CEO of...

Women make up only 10–12% of registered engineers in Kenya — but change is on the horizon. “Be bold and show up,” urged Eng. Margaret Orgai, speaking to students at the University of Nairobi. “Thirty-five years ago, I never imagined I’d be the CEO of EBK — but here we are.” Encouraging Signs About 30% of engineering students are now female ...

Kenya currently has about 27,000 engineers — but only 4,000 are fully registered as professionals. The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) is now on a mission to raise that number to at least 10,000, in line with UNESCO’s recommendation of 1 engineer per 5,000 people. “Only licensed engineers are legally allowed to submit technical documents, drawings, or calculations,” emphasized Eng. Orgai. Key...

In a bold move to advance engineering competence, the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) is planning the establishment of a Kenya School of Engineering. Why This School? “Our engineers are well-trained academically but often lack exposure to key areas like project management, compliance, and hands-on execution,” said Eng. Orgai. The school, modeled after the Kenya School of Law, will: Offer post-university practical...

Kenya is on track to become only the fourth African country to join the prestigious Washington Accord, a global agreement that recognizes engineering degree programs accredited by its signatories. “Joining the Accord will allow Kenyan engineers to have their qualifications recognized globally and enable them to practice in other countries,” said Eng. Margaret Orgai, CEO of the Engineers Board of...

In the exciting world of atmospheric corrosion, I might start  for those readers not familiar with corrosion principles related to carbon steel. Steel corrosion is a complex electro- chemical reaction, this in simple terms occurs when bare steel is in the presents of an Electrolyte (Water, Oxygen, and Chlorides containing airborne pollutants).The accepted theory of corrosion involves the transportation...

The demand for data centres in Africa is growing, driven by several factors. These include government regulations for local data security, an increasing demand for cloud computing among small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), and growing investment by domestic players. In turn, as the data centre industry develops across the continent, furtherfuelled by the ongoing rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and...

Leading African planning, design, architecture and engineering business FBW Group is predicting strong growth in Uganda's visitor economy as more international investors are attracted by the country's tourism potential. Uganda is eyeing a tourism windfall of $5.2 billion in revenue by 2028, with a target of 3.5 million visitors a year over the next five years. Paul Moores, managing director of...