Nairobi, March 4 -- Individuals who pretend to be trained architects risk a Sh5 million fine or three years in jail, if MPs approve a new Bill currently before the National Assembly.

The Architects Bill, 2026, also imposes hefty penalties on those who falsify documents in a bid to secure registration as trained architects.

Those found to have made any false entry in, or falsification of, any register or record, face a Sh1 million fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.

The Bill prohibits a person from practicing as a registered architect or an architectural technician unless the person has been issued a valid practicing certificate.

"A person who, not being eligible to be registered under this Act, uses any t...