MINUTES OF TUK BTECH GRADUATES -002 HELD ON SATURDAY 3RD JUNE 2023 AT THE

PROFESSIONAL CENTRE, 2ND FLOOR ,ROOM 1-NAIROBI CITY BETWEEN 1810-2035

HRS.
PRESENT WITHOUT APOLOGY

Name Class Registration Mobile

Number Number
1 Simon Kihiko EICI/2015P EICI/03106P/2015 0712186179
2 Paul M Kinyua 2017P/2019P EICI/08603P/2017 0728242947
3 Lawrence T Kimotho 2021P EISI/03316P/2017 0720505593
4 David Ikanyi 2016P/2018P EICI/05769P/2016 0712411376
5 Martin Kinoti 2015P EICI/03103P/2015 0722963183
6 Patrick Mutili 2015P EICI/05757P/2016 0722282653
7 Domnic Masiar 2018P EICI/09588P/2018 0710291430
8 Kennedy Ondera 2015P EICI/03104P/2015 0772410331
PRESENT WITH APOLOGY

1 Winfred M. Mutua EICI/2016P 0712186179

2 Allan Okello EI CI/ 2015 P 0715595055
3 Stanley Koskey EECI/2013P 0721561914
4 Janet Nyongesa ECSI/2021P 0729321277
5 Patrick Irungu EECI/2013P 0723749827
6 Shadrack Oisanga EECI/2013P 0724248498
7 Kibet 0721121060
8 Francis Ombat EICI/2015 0721534841

MINUTES

ITEM DESCRIPTION ACTION

02.01.00 PREAMBLES
01 The chair called the meeting to order at 1810 hours, Paul Kinyua led the Chair/Member
meeting with opening prayer preceded by word of encouragement from
the Holy Book.
02 The chair led members present to introduce themselves.
03 David Ikanyi highlighted the agenda of the meeting through the chair
and confirmed by members present
02.02.00 AGENDA OF THE MEETING
01 I. Formulation of steering committee. Chair/Member
II. To Foster for TUK BTech graduates to be registered by
EBK (Engineers Board of Kenya).
III. Discuss modalities of engaging legal team to propagate our
case.

IV. Any Other Busines (AOB)

02.03.00 FORMULATION OF STEERING COMMITTEE.
01 Four (4) positions were agreed to form committee officials and their
assistants that’s: Chairperson, Coordinator, Treasurer and Secretary

02 Each class will give their representative to be part of the committee.

This meeting only agreed to elect three (3) interim office holders, and is
awaiting each class in this forum to forward the names of their
representative to fill the remaining vacant positions.

03 All positions filled and to be filled as discussed above shall only be but All
form an interim committee official/member.

04 Members present unanimously agreed to have the following person as

interim office holders
1.Chairperson - Simon Kihiko
2. Secretary -Kennedy Ondera
3.Treasurer -Paul M Kinyua
02.04.00 TO FOSTER FOR TUK BTECH GRADUATES TO BE
REGISTERED BY EBK (Engineers Board of Kenya).
01 This matter was thoroughly discussed and each member present gave Member/
their approach on this matter. All
Three key questions arose from this agenda
1.Is there any other avenue to consider than going to court?
2.If KETRB was functioning in equal state as EBK in fair distribution
of engineering position offered in job market, could members still
continue with the case?
3.Whether we should sue TUK, KETRB or EBK?

02 Considering the above questions, these were the deliberations of

members:
The path of reconciliation with TUK senate to help BTech register with
EBK is impassable, why? BTech is the brain child of KETRB or/and
vice versa.

03 Members realized that any avenue to have BTech graduates transit to

BEng has not been fruitful as TUK BEng intake only consider KCSE
fresh graduates and no consideration for Diploma/higher Dip for this
course.

04 Controversially, other Institutions such as JKUAT and Moi consider

and give a class upgrade for Diploma or BTech students but TUK BEng
doesn’t –for reasons not known to us.
Even so, not every member has time and resource to go back to sturdy
in these institutions.

05 The interim treasurer gave us a brief history of how and when the
BTech course came about at TUK and in relation to when the
professional body KETRB was formulated a matter that all members
verified.
 The Interim chairperson and Martin Kinoti gave account of their past
discussion with EBK office to foster for registration of TUK BTech
graduates, however the Board threw the ball back to TUK, causing a
stalemate state.
06
KETRB has been in office for only first term and has never been in
office since the end of that term. The Board has never been formed
since the past 5 years leading to gross inconvenience of the ought to be
professional aligned to this board.
07
Considering these deliberations on this agenda all members agreed that:

1.Taking this case to court is the only avenue to solve this professional
problem, as it’s the only institution expected to give relief on time and
finance lost or may be needed by the members.

2. If KETRB was functioning in equal state as EBK in fair distribution

of engineering position offered in job market, members could not go to
court as we would have avenue to serve the public and state- a right that
we’re currently denied. KETRB has proved irredeemable against our
patience.

3.Finally, we concluded on this agenda that we are suing EBK for not
registering us to serve our nation/state as engineers, It’s discriminatory
as similar BTech gradutes from other Institutions are registered yet
TUK BTech graduates are denied our right for the same.
The court should help us determine how we are going to serve our this
nation as professional through EBK since it’s the only functioning
professional body within our line of career.

In as much as some of us have done this course for a period of 4, 6 or

more than 6years its still clear that, the mandate to determine the
syllabus content is not the prerogative of the graduates/students but lies
with the senate of the particular university which is regulated by CUE
therefore, we cannot have a case with KETRB and its brainchild TUK
at this juncture. By suing TUK or KETRB we will be acting as both the
victim/offended and judge at the same time.

DISCUSS MODALITIES OF ENGAGING LEGAL TEAM TO

02.05.00 PROPAGATE OUR CASE.
01 A need to consult with former LSK members who handled the past
similar case is necessary for benchmarking.

02 Any member in this forum with a connection with LSK members able
to represent/counsel on this particular matter is encouraged to link with All
any of the three interim official on the same.

03
 It’s also necessary to engage graduates who handled similar case as it
will help in benchmarking.
There will be a need of money to enable the whole process but having a
bigger number registered to this course will substantially reduce the
financial burden.

02.06.00 ANY OTHER BUSINESS AOB

01 By Wednesday we need each class to have settled on a member who
will be part of the committee. The class members are encouraged to All
submit the best, active and most committed members to carry the
committee task. These representatives must not necessarily be the
former TUK class representatives.

02 In future there will be a need for opening a Bank account to transact

finance for this mission. This should form part of agenda of the interim Info
committee next meeting. The expected meeting shall give a report on
the same.

03 It was agreed that Paul Kinyua takes over interim treasury affairs from All
Simon Kihiko who has so far done commendable job and will take over
his duties as Interim chairperson.

04 By the meeting time 47 members had sent their sh 500 registration fee
to Simon Kihiko and only sh 4000 was spent for booking the meeting Info
place used. Therefore, the balance to be handed over to new treasurer is
sh 19,500. The excel sheet list is attached to this report.

05 It was also made clear that we have started a formal process and the Info
Interim Secretary be provided with formal file to organize records and
documentation for this case process.

06 Benchmarking is agreed to take place for two weeks immediately after Info
inclusion of new members -basically class representatives.
That will determine when to have our case in court.

07 Just as most members promised to support the outcome of the meeting,

The members are hereby encouraged to remain united for this course , All
avoid unnecessary antagonism and speak in unison knowing that victory
is real when we remain united and focused on our main agenda.

There being no other business the meeting was adjourned at 2035 hours
with a word of prayer from Lawrence Kimotho.

Compiled by Confirmed by
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K. Ondera. Patrick Mutili
Interim Secretary Member Present