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The Eurocodes, once adopted, are set to eliminate the disparities that hinder transfer of engineering technology and services within Kenya and the global market.

Construction professionals will now be required to undergo retraining as the government speeds up the process of transition from British Standards of construction to Eurocodes.

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing has signed a partnership agreement with  Moi University provide retraining courses, ahead of the 2021 deadline for the country to adopt the new guidelines.

“KEBS does not develop…

Kenyans will in the next five years be allowed to build homes and office blocks using affordable local raw materials, bringing down the cost of construction.

Kenyans will in the next five years be allowed to build homes and office blocks using affordable local raw materials, bringing down the cost of construction.

This follows a policy shift, which will see the country drop stringent guidelines that have long restricted developers to expensive brick and mortar.

The country is moving always from the British Standards and Codes of Practice used for…

“For example there is the Mangrove timber from the Coast which is used to construct dhows and also for tourist architecture. How will this be accommodated in the Eurocodes?”

Kenya’s standards agency has differed sharply with the Public Works principal secretary on the implementation of new construction codes.

While Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) Managing Director Charles Ongwae wants the construction industry to implement the Eurocodes immediately, Public Works PS Paul Maringa is pushing for gradual implementation as the sector observes caution.

Both Mr Ongwae and…

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