Kenya Strives for Washington Accord Status

Kenya is making significant strides towards achieving provisional signatory status with the Washington Accord. Kenya’s progression toward this recognition underscores its commitment to aligning its engineering education with global standards. The Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) is leading this initiative. Achieving recognition under the Washington Accord will elevate Kenya’s engineering education system and bolster the global mobility of our engineers,” said Registrar and CEO of Engineers Board of Kenya Eng Margaret Ogai.

A critical step in Kenya’s journey involves external assessments by international nominators from the Board of Engineers Malaysia and the Pakistan Engineering Council. The assessments happened recently at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture, Strathmore University, and Dedan Kimathi University of Technology. Their evaluation will determine Kenya’s readiness for provisional signatory status, with the final decision anticipated at the International Engineering Alliance Meeting later this year.