• Graduands in attendance at the KEWI 33rd Graduation Ceremony

KEWI WEEKLY BULLETIN

Kenya Water Institute is pleased to launch its inaugural weekly bulletin under the new Director, Dr. Solomon Leiro Letangule. We invite you to read and share as we look forward for more exiting, informative and engaging contents.

KEWI Bulletin Issue 1

KEWI Bulletin Issue 2

KEWI Bulletin Issue 3

KEWI Bulletin Issue 4

Kenya Water Training and Research Institute Bill, 2022

A Bill for an ACT of Parliament to establish the Kenya Water Training and Research Institute; to provide for its incorporation; functions and powers; to repeal the Kenya Water Institute Act No. 11 of 2001 and for connected purposes

Kenya Water Training and Research Institute Bill, 2022

 

KEWI MAY 2023 INTAKE

Kenya Water Institute wishes to inform all new and continuing students that, the admission and registration of courses is currently ongoing for January-April 2023 Semester!!!

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KEWI  SCHOLARSHIP BENEFICIARIES LIST

COLLABORATION WITH NATIONAL BANK OF KENYA (NBK) 

KEWI has entered into collaboration with National Bank of Kenya to implement WASH program that forms part NBK’s Corporate Social Responsibility in 2021 that aims at helping the country achieve SDG 6. KEWI has been identified by the bank as a strategic partner in realizing this program.

Key areas identified for collaboration:

  1. Collaboration in hosting KEWI Symposium on aspects of NRW to be held in April 2022
  2. Support of the KEWI Education Revolving Fund, Student Internship, Industrial attachment, Exchange and Internship programmes
  3. Equipping of the KEWI water quality laboratories support of KEWI corporate social responsibility activities, support of KEWI WASH programs and support of some short course programmes like Basic Plumbing Course and Water Governance
  4. Collaboration in research and sanitation technology transfer.
REVIEW OF KENYA WATER INSTITUTE ACT NO. 11 OF 2001

Management in collaboration with the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation have been spearheading the review process of the Institute’s Act. The review process is at advanced stage. The Draft Bill has been subjected to public participation of various stakeholders ranging from staff, students, Governing Council members, CEOs from different water institutions, legal officers from the different water institutions, CEOs of training institutions among others. The Draft Bill is at legal drafting stage before it can be tabled before the Parliamentary Committees.

BASIC PLUMBING PROGRAM

A Basic Plumbing Program has been developed targeting interested youth in plumbing and those with plumbing know-how in all the 47 Counties to give them skills and certification necessary for the various forms of employability in the Plumbing Industry. Plumbers who have been practicing and providing the services without certification, will have an opportunity to be trained, assessed and evaluated thereafter issued with the necessary certification.

KEWI students undertaking water quality analysis practical

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