{"id":106103,"date":"2024-12-24T09:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/engineers-board-orders-withdrawal-of-sudis-doctorate-degree\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T09:03:02","slug":"engineers-board-orders-withdrawal-of-sudis-doctorate-degree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/engineers-board-orders-withdrawal-of-sudis-doctorate-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineers Board Orders Withdrawal of Sudi\u2019s Doctorate Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 24 \u2013 The Engineering Board of Kenya (EBK) has directed Northwestern Christian University-Kenya to withdraw Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi\u2019s Honorary Doctorate Degree certificate, citing unauthorized use of the title \u201cEngineer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The honorary degree, awarded on December 21 during the university\u2019s 17th graduation ceremony, included the title \u201cEng.\u201d on the certificate, a move the board deemed a violation of the Engineers Act, 2011. EBK has instructed the university to issue a corrected certificate without the professional title.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, EBK revealed that it had received numerous complaints from the public regarding the misuse of the title \u201cEngineer\u201d in the honorary degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unauthorized use of this title undermines the integrity of the engineering profession and is a punishable offence under the Kenyan Constitution,\u201d EBK stated.<\/p>\n<p>The Engineers Act reserves the title \u201cEng.\u201d exclusively for Professional and Consulting Engineers registered by the board. The Act explicitly prohibits unregistered individuals from using professional engineering titles, prescribing penalties for such violations.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sudi\u2019s Honorary Degree<\/h3>\n<p>Oscar Sudi was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Leadership, Administration, and Management in recognition of his contributions to leadership and public service. The recognition, however, sparked controversy due to his previous legal battles over his academic qualifications, which he ultimately won in court.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing gratitude during the ceremony, Sudi emphasized the boundless nature of education. \u201cThis recognition underscores the limitless nature of education\u2014it truly has no limits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also congratulated fellow graduates, encouraging them to pursue impactful careers. \u201cTo the graduates, congratulations on this remarkable milestone. May your journeys ahead be impactful and inspiring,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EBK\u2019s Stand on Professional Integrity<\/h3>\n<p>EBK maintained that the inclusion of the title \u201cEngineer\u201d in the honorary degree certificate was unauthorized and contravened professional guidelines. The board reiterated its commitment to safeguarding the credibility and integrity of the engineering profession.<\/p>\n<p>By directing the university to withdraw and correct the certificate, EBK aims to reinforce adherence to regulations governing the use of professional titles in Kenya. The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of ensuring compliance with established legal and professional standards in all sectors.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 24 \u2013 The Engineering Board of Kenya (EBK) has directed Northwestern Christian University-Kenya to withdraw Kapseret MP Oscar Sudi\u2019s Honorary Doctorate Degree certificate, citing unauthorized use of the title \u201cEngineer.\u201d The honorary degree, awarded on December 21 during the university\u2019s 17th graduation ceremony, included the title \u201cEng.\u201d on the certificate, a move [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106103\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}