by Benard Makaa | Aug 10, 2016 | Consultants, Education
I have attended the East Africa Power Industry Convention since the days when I was a student pursuing BSc. Electrical & Electronic Engineering. The first convention I attended was held on September 2013 at Safari Park Hotel Kenya. It was an eye opening event and...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 24, 2016 | ICT, Lighting, Power, Security
Update:The engineer’s scale of fee for professional engineering services was gazetted in 2022, for a compressive guide, download the “Gazetted The Engineers Scale of fees for Professional Engineering Services in Kenya” Service engineers are an...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 17, 2016 | ICT
Thanks to the hype surrounding areas like social media, cloud computing, analytics and Internet of Things(IoT), Networking is doesn’t get much highlights in the IT sector. But things are changing, the times “they are changing”. Due to immense traffic being generated...
by Benard Makaa | Jul 15, 2016 | Security
With the increasing and sophisticated security threats (from criminals and terrorists) it behooves us to give careful attention to security systems designs. A blunder made during design stage may lead to deadly& costly implications (including loss of life). There...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 14, 2016 | Energy Audits, Lighting, Power
Save energy, save resources.LIGHTChange your lighting into low energy LEDs. This will reduce power consumption by 20%, and – as the bulbs cost the same – a LED bulb lasts 10 years, while the usual light bulbs (Neon types), only last 2 years. Thus in a...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 13, 2016 | Education, Lighting, Power
Electrical Engineers are responsible for the design, installation, operation and monitoring of the electrical systems required for the safe, comfortable, environmentally friendly and economically feasible operation of buildings. It’s the role of an Electrical Engineer...
by Benard Makaa | Jun 5, 2016 | Contests, Education
Lions of Science (LoS) is a German-Kenyan organization that yearly award prizes to East African students for their creative and innovative projects. The annual awards aim at supporting students to unfold the potential of their proposed projects. This approach is aimed...
by Benard Makaa | May 22, 2016 | Lighting, Uncategorized
It is now a well-established fact that making light switches from copper could help defeat antibiotic –resistant bacteria. Research studies already done have found that copper fittings rapidly kill bugs on hospital wards, succeeding where other infection control...
by Benard Makaa | May 22, 2016 | Cables
The use of PVC in data and electrical cabling installations is widespread in Kenya. Most electrical and data cables are sheathed in the compound and almost all conduits in use are made from PVC as well.Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the second most widely used plastic in...
by Benard Makaa | May 19, 2016 | Education, Electrical Interviews
Electrical and Electronic engineers employ physics, electronics and electromagnetism to conceptualize and design devices that are powered by or produce electricity. They work on anything from mobile phones to large systems like hydro power plants and aircraft...
