Engineers can help nurture skills for lasting prosperity

There is new impetus to exploit natural resources for the betterment of Kenyans’ lives. This impetus is driven by recent discoveries of natural resources in parts of the country. Increased demand for electricity and uncertainties surrounding traditional resources such as Hydro have given rise to a need to exploit other electricity generation resources. Policy interventions such as formation of GDC, which has drastically reduced risks for investors in the exploitation of our Geothermal Resources, as well as an improved investment climate in Kenya, have added to the drive and attracted major global players.

These discoveries mean Kenya now has, and is continuing to develop, a vibrant resource exploitation industry that presents new opportunities, many of them for engineers. But to exploit these opportunities, engineers must move beyond traditional roles and learn new skills in many areas.