One Engineer and the President of Architects appeared before Eric Latiff and others days ago. You clearly could see that Lattif and cohosts were not getting it! Then we had the Immediate Past President of @TheIEK and a teacher of Architecture, in fact a distinguished Professor of Architecture on another TV show… the panelists got further confused! They got lost. The Point: Kenyan Journalists should acquire specific knowledge. If you must interview a Professor in Medicine bring someone with medical background. You can’t bring “David Mwenje” to interview a Bridges Engineer and a Landscaping Architect. Or “Peter Salasya” to interview a Cardiologist? Why do you waste your viewers time? In many countries you hear of Engineering Journalist, Medical Journalist, Political Journalist, Educational Journalist, Environmental Journalist among others. But in Kenya every other media personnel will station all sorts of interviews with Lattif, Linus, and Okwara glossing, stammering, wobbling, screaming and staggering over every topic under the sun. ~Waste of Viewers Time~

THE ENGINEER: Education, Training, Professional growth, Membership and Professional Registration by @EngineersBoard , @TheIEK and @ACEK1968 1. One is required to complete a 5 yr accredited engineering degree from a university. 2. While at the university you may apply for membership as a student Engineer 3. On successful completion of the university (5yrs) you MUST apply for registration as a graduate engineer (GE). You will need a Proposer and a Seconder (Must be Professional Engineer in relevant field). This is normally the first stage of loosing it! Most guys after university will be employed or start businesses with huge profits and forget about professional development! 4. On the 6th year- As a GE you start a new journey of “Training and Experience” for another 3 years, under mentorship of a Professional Engineer. 5. At end of 8 yr (5 class + 3 field) your are required to write 2 reports (training and experience, normally called Part 1 & 2) to aid your transition from Graduate Engineer (GE) to Professional Engineer (PE) You SHALL submit these reports to the Board @EngineersBoard of Kenya or @TheIEK forwarded under “Application for Interview for Professional Engineer” cover. The Board will review your submission and decide whether umeiva ama hujaiva. You will likely be called for the interview if you have met the requirements (5 yr degree, 3 yr experience, adequate training) 6. Earliest, in the 9th year you will appear for an ORAL interview before a panel of not less than 3 engineers (PEs or CEs). These will interrogate your education, training, experience and if they see umeiva (you are okey), you’ll be scheduled for a closed book written exam on the same day. Should they feel you are not ready, you may not be invited for the written examination 7. Hopefully in the 9th year the results will be out and you will be confirmed A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (PE). This is the time a person is “Engineer”. When you (developer) or Public is looking for an “Engineer”, you are looking for a Person at 9th year minimum. There are not as many Kenyans in this stage, about 4,000 only in all engineering disciplines. Engineers who are Experts at Building Construction (Structural Engineers) are barely 800 in the entire Country. These are CIVIL ENGINEERS with bias in structural engineering. Other Civil Engineers are in roads, water, sanitation, bridges, foundations, railway etc). Understand: out of the 4000 Professional Engineers, nearly 2000 are Civil Engineers. From the 2000 Civil Engineers about 800 are experts at buildings (structural engineers). 8. After 16 years, On completion of active practice for 7 years as a Professional Engineer (PE), in the 8th year one may apply for upgrading to become a Consulting Engineer. This entails submission of a report and invitation for an interview by @EngineersBoard . The applicant requires a proposer and a seconder both consulting engineers. You will sit an oral interview before a panel of not less than 3 consulting engineers 9. You may pass of fail, but that we leave to God. When you PASS you become a Professional Consulting Engineer, You effectively upgrade from PE to CE (5 +3+ 7=15) min if you are a cool kid (never the case). Must prove you have assured society. Kenya has about 500 consulting engineers (CEs) in all engineering disciplines! 10. At this time (after 7 yrs as PE) you may apply to @TheIEK Institution of Engineers of to upgrade from a CORPORATE MEMBER to a FELLOW MEMBER. Must prove you have assisted society. Need 2 proposers and 2 Seconders, all Fellows. Not as many though, about 250 in Kenya. 11. After this progression (Fellow Membership not a requirement), you may register an engineering Consulting Firm and APPLY for Membership to the ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF KENYA @ACEK1968 There are about 165 Engineering consulting firms in Kenya. 12. Yours truly has covered the entire Journey. ~have a Progressive day.