The Engineers Board of Kenya has declined SBI International Holdings ’s request for renewal of its foreign engineers licence, accusing it of violating the law.
Global construction group SBI International Holdings risks deregistration and ban from doing business in Kenya after it was discovered its foreign engineers do not have mandatory local practising licences.
The Engineers Board of Kenya has declined the company’s request for renewal of its foreign engineers licence, accusing it of violating the law.
The company has been involved in major road construction projects in Kenya, including the 56km Mau Summit–Kericho stretch.
SBI International was also among the firms short-listed to build roads in Kenya under the public private partnership (PPP). The companies short-listed in December last year are expected to raise funds for roads construction and later recoup their investment over years from toll fees.
The government plans to introduce tolling on the Nairobi-Mombasa highway, the Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway, Thika Road, Nairobi’s Southern Bypass and a second Nyali bridge in Mombasa.
The engineers board in a letter dated July 25, said that it could not provide SBI engineers with licences because the company has not fulfilled the required provisions to operate in the country.
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