Built Environment Professionals Reject Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, 2026
James Mutua Three built environment professional associations have rejected the Architectural and Quantity Surveying Practitioners Bill, 2026, saying the proposed law could undermine professional autonomy and public protection. Speaking to the press on Monday, the Interior Designers Association of Kenya (IDAK), Association of Construction Managers of Kenya (ACMK) and The Architects Alliance said they are not opposed to regulation but want a framework that recognises the distinct roles and competencies of different built environment professions. The organisations said the Bill seeks to regulate architects, quantity surveyors, interior designers, landscape architects, construction project managers and technicians under a single Board despite the professions having different bodies of knowledge, education systems, competencies, scopes of practice and professional responsibilities. “Our concern is simple: one profession should not effectively regulate another profession,” the ...