Check if an engineer is registered (EBK)
Engineers Board of Kenya · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Look for the engineer in EBK's yearly Kenya Gazette list of registered and licensed engineers, published by 31 March. You can also inspect the EBK register and get an extract for KSh 500 per page.
- Fee
- KSh 500Search or extract of the register, per folio (page)
- Where
- EBK office: Fortis Suites, 9th Floor, Hospital Road, Nairobi. Email info@ebk.go.ke. The yearly list is in the Kenya Gazette.
Steps
- Check the latest Kenya Gazette notice listing registered and licensed engineers and firms. EBK publishes it by 31 March every year.
- For an official answer, ask the EBK Registrar to let you inspect the register or give you a copy or extract. You pay a fee.
Watch out
- If a name is missing from the Gazette list, that is taken as evidence the person or firm is not registered.
- The register shows each engineer's category (for example graduate or professional) and discipline, so check they are registered for the kind of work you need.
Who can apply
- Anyone can inspect the register
Official sources (4)
- Engineers Act, 2011 (No. 43 of 2011) new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026
- The Engineers Rules, 2019 (L.N. 18 of 2019) new.kenyalaw.org · read 3 Oct 2026
- EBK Membership portal engineers.ebk.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Engineers Board of Kenya - eCitizen ebk.ecitizen.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026