Kairu Bachia

Kairu Bachia, born in 1959, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Building Economics from the University of Nairobi and a Global Executive MBA (GeMBA) from United States International University ­Africa. As part of continuous professional education and personal development, he has attended, amongst many other courses, the Owner Manager Program (OMP) at Strathmore Business School, FIDIC Contracts Practical Use & Claims Management by FIDIC & ACEK, and Professional Mediation Training by Mediation Training Institute International (MTI). Kairu Bachia is a Registered Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS), a corporate member of the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK), Institute of Quantity Surveyors of Kenya (IQSK), a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and a Certified Professional Mediator (CPM (MTI)).

Mr. Bachia who has previously worked as a quantity surveyor in both the public and private sectors, is currently the Team Leader and Quality Control Director of Masterbill Integrated Projects and MIP Project Management Ltd. He is also a director in several real estate development companies. He is an active Arbitrator, Mediator and Dispute Resolution Consultant.

He is the Chairman of the Joint Building Council (JBC), a past Chairman of the Architectural Association of Kenya and Muthaiga Golf Club (MGC), and a past Secretary of the Kenya Professional Boxing Commission (KPBC). He has served as a member of the Ethics and Practice Committee of BORAQS. He is also a member of the Institute of Directors (Kenya).