KIHBT to Host First International Research Conference to Advance Skills and Innovation in Sustainable Road Transport
The Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT), a Regional Flagship TVET Institute supported by the East Africa Skills for Transformation and Regional Integration Project (EASTRIP), will host its first International Research Conference from 20–22 May 2026 in Mombasa, bringing together regional and international experts to examine how skills development, research, and innovation can […]
Kenya–Tanzania Regional Student Exchange Equips Young Engineers with Industry-Ready Skills in Materials Testing
The Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) collaborated with the National Institute of Technology (NIT) and developed a joint curriculum focusing on Construction Materials Testing for Civil Engineering and Power Train Suspension Systems for Mechanical Engineering students. This initiative aimed at fostering student mobility and regional integration in the East African Region. In […]
KIHBT Training Program Boosts Graduate Employment in Highway Technology
Victor Kalama’s career in infrastructure development began at the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT), where he enrolled for a Craft Certificate in Road Construction and graduated in 2021. He later progressed to a Diploma in Highway Engineering, completing his studies in 2023. Alongside both programmes, he also undertook industry-demand driven short courses […]
EASTRIP Scholarship Programme at KIHBT Gains Continental Recognition for Transforming Lives
Olivier is a female student currently enrolled in the Craft Certificate in Road Construction program at KIHBT. She is one of the 72 beneficiaries of the EASTRIP KIHBT scholarship targeted at vulnerable young women in Kenya. Despite having scored an average of C- grade in her Secondary Education finals in 2017, Olivier had been hawking coffee and mandazi in […]
Kenyan Road Maintenance Program Builds Local Skills and Infrastructure in Meru County
For years, poor road conditions have stood in the way of progress, cutting off families from markets, health services, and schools in Meru County in Kenya. To solve the persistent problem, a capacity-building programme was initiated. The initiative, funded by the Japanese Social Development Fund (JSDF) and implemented in partnership with Community Road Empowerment (CORE) […]
KIHBT Transforms Engineering Training Through Industry Partnerships and Collaboration
When Eng. Wahome, a civil engineering, a senior trainer at the Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) returned from a month-long attachment at a major road construction site, he brought back a new way of teaching. With practical examples drawn from real-world infrastructure projects, his students were more engaged, more curious, and better […]
KIHBT and Taita Taveta University Advance Partnership to Enhance Regional Engineering Education
Kenya Institute of Highways and Building Technology (KIHBT) has established stronger partnerships with other academic institutions with the recently signed Cooperation Agreement with Taita Taveta University (TTU). The agreement will enable joint delivery of highway engineering diploma programmes, staff and student exchanges, collaborative research, and capacity building. TTU’s Taveta Campus, which is close to the […]
Rural Roads Project to Boost Climate Resilience and Local Capacity in Six Kenyan Counties
The Government of Kenya, through the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA), is implementing the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) Rural Roads Project in partnership with the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the European Union (EU). This project is currently underway in six counties: Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo, Laikipia, Meru, and Tharaka-Nithi. The ASAL project aims […]
KIHBT honours celebration of the World Engineering Day
The Kenya Institute of Building and Highways technology has showed its continued commitment to equipping engineering professionals with practical knowledge and technical expertise on emerging trends and technology by joining the world to celebrate World Engineering Day 2015. The celebration under the theme: “Shaping Our Sustainable Future Through Engineering” was hosted in recently by the […]
General Wingate Polytechnic College, Ethiopia on a Staff Exchange Program at KIHBT
The Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) has just concluded hosting an exchange program of five trainers from General Wingate Polytechnic College (GWPTC). The institute has Cooperation Agreements with learning institutions both locally and in the region to foster regional integration especially with staff exchange and student mobility. One of institutions that have […]