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IEK President Eng Nathaniel Matalanga and Editorial Board Chairman Prof. Eng. Larry Gumbe launch the Engineering in Kenya Magazine during the World Engineering Day 2021 at Chandaria Hall, University of Nairobi.
therefore critical for the attainment of the government’s development agenda and goals such as Vision 2030, development blueprint by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Big 4,” said Macharia.
Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) President, Eng. Nathaniel Matalanga, agreed that indeed engineers play a pivotal role in achievement of the socio-economic development envisaged by the SDGs.
“The onus is on Engineers to provide sustainable solutions. Engineers play a critical role in realization of the Pan African Vision of an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens, representing a dynamic force in the international arena,” said Eng. Matalanga.
He called on engineers across Africa to rise up to their calling to sustainably harness the abundant natural resources the continent is endowed with to facilitate realization
of both the SDGs and AU Agenda 2063.
He said engineers continue to play an indispensable role in the realization of Vision 2030 and the Big Four Agenda to transform Kenya into “a newly industrializing, middle income country providing a high quality of life to all its citizens in a
The engineering profession is therefore critical for the attainment of the government’s development agenda and goals such as Vision 2030, development blueprint by His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Big 4,” said Macharia.
clean and secure environment”.
The IEK president hailed the engineering fraternity for their contribution towards managing the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic that is still ravaging the
world.
“As millions of lives were lost
including those of frontline health workers, the spotlight was on Engineers to provide requisite Personal Protective and life support equipment and utilities to enable doctors carry out their work and prevent rapid transmission of the virus,” he said.
Even though CS Macharia decried the alarming drop in the enrolment of students in engineering disciplines, all is not lost yet, as the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) is dedicated to ensuring every engineering graduate is put in a structured pathway to professional recognition.
“Over the past few years, the board has engaged with key stakeholders in
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