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UPCOMING EVENTS

By The IEK Secretariat

THE IEKMonthly Newsletter

UPCOMING EVENTS

MEDIA INTERACTIONS

INFRASTRUCTURE RELATEDBILLS IN PARLIAMENT

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INTERNATIONAL EVENTSATTENDED BY IEK 2019

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LOCAL EVENTS ORGANISEDBY IEK 2019

MEMBERS APPROVED IN PASTCOUNCIL MEETINGS

DINNER ON ENGINEERING ETHICS,

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL - 7/2/2019

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, NAIROBI

CLUB - 11/4/2019

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, NAIROBI

CLUB - 17/5/2019

PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW

PREPARATION (PIP) AND CONTRACT

MANAGEMENT SEMINAR (CMS) FOR

WATER ENGINEERS, SAROVA

WOODLANDS - 18-21/6/2019

DINNER ON NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY,

KICC - 29/11/2019

PROFESSIONAL INTERVIEW

PREPARATION/LAUNCH OF SOUTH RIFT

BRANCH , EAGLE HOTEL - 7/11/2019

Local Events Organised by IEK 2019

PIP SEMINAR, SAFARICOM HQ3 - 4-

5/7/2019 AND 11-12/7/2019

DINNER ON THE NORTHERN COLLECTOR

TUNNEL, KICC - 1/8/2019

NORTHERN COLLECTOR TUNNEL SITE

VISIT - 3/8/2019

26TH IEK WOMEN IN ENGINEERING

SUMMIT - 2/9/2019

26TH IEK INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE, LEISURE LODGE - 2-

6/9/2019

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GHIE CONFERENCE - MARCH 27, 2019, AKOSOMBO.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA. ENG. FANUEL MWASHIGADI

INSTITUTION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND EAFEO MEETING- APRIL 6, 2019, KAMPALA.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. COLLINS JUMA ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA

WFEO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA - JUNE24, 2019, TUNIS.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. JANE MUTULILI ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA

UNESCO AFRICAN ENGINEERS WEEK AND 4TH AFRICA ENGINEERS CONFERENCE - SEPTEMBER 15,2019, LIVINGSTONE.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. ROSELANE MBONE ENG. SHAMMAH KITEME ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA

LISBON CIVIL ENGINEERING SUMMIT - SEPTEMBER 23, 2019,LISBON.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA

WORLD ENGINEERS CONVENTION - NOVEMBER 18, 2019 ,MELBOURNE.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. COLLINS JUMA ENG. NATHANIEL MATALANGA ENG. LINDA RADIRO ENG. JANE MUTULILI ENG. EMELDA ODHIAMBO ENG. ROSEMARY KUNGU ENG. CHRISTINE OGUT ENG. SHAMMAH KITEME ENG. ANTHONY SANG ENG. AYUB NJOROGE

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS OF TANZANIA NATIONALCONFERENCE - DECEMBER 5-7, 2019, ARUSHA.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. WACHIRA KAHORO

NATIONAL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE AND AGM - DECEMBER 2, 2019, KANO.KENYAN DELEGATION - ENG. FANUEL MWASHIGADI ENG. REUBEN KIPLANGAT

ENG. ROSELANE MBONE

Public Policy

THE BUILDING BRIDGES INITIATIVE (BBI) REPORT

THE AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND ASSET DISPOSAL ACT (PPADA)

THE NAIROBI EXPRESSWAY

THE PROPOSED PLAN FORREDEVELOPMENTOF EASTLANDS

THE BUILDING CODE(NATIONAL BUILDING REGULATIONS 2020)

THE IEK IS CURRENTLYSUBMITTING VIEWS ON:

THE IEK HAS RECENTLYSUBMITTED VIEWS ONAND PARTICIPATED IN:

Industrial training (amendment) bill 2019 -Seeks to

have all employers pay a monthly training levy of

sh.100 per employee.

The Kenya information and communications

(amendment) bill, 2019 - Seeks to regulate the usage of

social media infrastructure by both companies and

individuals.

The traffic (amendment) bill 2019 - Seeks to craft a

way of standardizing the use of every road classified

as a superhighway.

The county roads, walkways, and parking bays, 2018 -

Provides for the design, building, and maintenance of

county streets, lanes, roads, parking bays, alleys,

pavements, and drainage systems.

Infrastructure Related Bills in Parliament

The county wards (equitable development) bill, 2018 -Aimed at

promoting development decentralization within counties by

identifying projects that are beneficial to specific wards and

advancing them.

The land (amendment) bill - Seeks to have any land set aside

for public use registered and a title prepared in the name of the

public body tasked with developing it. This is to fight grabbing

of public land.

The natural resources (benefit sharing) bill, 2018 -Intended to

create a legal framework that will establish and enforce a

benefit sharing system in the exploitation of resources between

the exploiters of resources and the national, county, and local

governments, as well as with the local communities.

The Kenya Roads Board bill, 2019 - Gives the KRB authority to

borrow and leverage the Kenya Roads Fund.

Infrastructure Related Bills in Parliament

Feature story: WomenEngineershttps://bit.ly/2LiYx5JStudio interview IEKConference Agendahttps://bit.ly/2Zwe8Ifhttps://bit.ly/2ZCp6f3Highlights of the EngineersConferencehttps://bit.ly/2lUiGpK

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Aired at 3pm and 9pm Primetime news(Friday August 30, 2019)

Feature story: WomenEngineershttps://bit.ly/2UjPiWK

Story published on The StarNewspaper(Thursday August 29, 2019)

News: Engineers set to discusstheir role in development at aconference in South Coast https://bit.ly/2LjahoO

A detailed news piece(Thursday August 29, 2019)

The Institution of EngineersInternational Conferenceagenda

Story aired on Friday August30, 2019 at 1pm and 9pm Opinion piece: How engineers

help to drive the Big FourAgenda The Standard Newspaperhttps://bit.ly/2kn4bdC

Writer: Engineer ShammaKiteme

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Story: Focus on the role ofengineers in the Big FourAgenda https://bit.ly/2kL2LcY Story: Engineers ConferenceAgendahttps://bit.ly/2lP9GlG Story: Kenyan Engineersaddress technicalities withinthe industryhttps://bit.ly/2lUj3Ra

Stories aired on KTN Prime,Business Today at 3pm,Morning Express Show andKTN News Centre

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Story: The use of artificialintelligence in engineering maysolve modern-day challengeshttps://bit.ly/2lPHAqm

KBC provided live coverageduring the official opening ofthe conference graced by Waterand Sanitation CS, SimonCheluguiK24 and Kameme TV aired astory focused on the precursorsummit; Women Engineers

Women Engineers SummitFocus on the first day of theconference Kigomano kia engineerskwariria mitaratara yakwandandura mieke kuriatumiahttps://bit.ly/2mimsJC

Kameme TV is part of MediaMax Network Daily Nation published adetailed story touching onwomen engineers. The story made it to the printas well as online platforms.

Story: Concerns over lownumbers of Kenyan womenengineers https://bit.ly/2lPJl6W Writer: Ndungu Gachane/DailyNationThe Chamwada Report: AChams Media production forKTN News Channel. Storyline: The role ofengineers in NationalDevelopment https://bit.ly/2lW1eRn

A comprehensive 24-minutedocumentary focusing on therole of engineers in nationdevelopment. Aired on Thursday September12, 2019 at 8:30 pm andrepeated on SaturdaySeptember 14, 2019 at 1:30 pm.

Story: Engineering is not formen alone: IEK second vicepresdient insists as conferenceconcludes https://bit.ly/2m6NmUA

The Chamwada Report: AChams Media production forKTN News Channel. Writer: Collins Ogutu Chams Media Digital

Story: The Northern WaterCollector Tunnel Phase 1 willbe complete by December 2019https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdWf_wyu5uM

NTV aired a six-minuteinterview with the Athi WaterWorks Development AgencyCEO Eng. Michael Thuita

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