WILBERFORCE K.T. LALANG: Advancing the Air Traffic Safety Electronics Profession in Kenya
Wilberforce K.T. Lalang is the President and CEO of the Kenya Air Traffic Systems Engineering Association (KATSEA). A seasoned professional in the aviation industry with over three decades of experience, Wilberforce holds a Master’s degree in Computer-Based Information Systems (CBIS) from Sunderland University in the United Kingdom, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, an HND (Higher National Diploma) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Avionics certification. He is also an ICAO certified CNS/ANS Inspector, an ICAO Aerodrome Engineer, an ATM system security champion and a member of the ATM Infrastructure Cyber-Security Committee.
As a senior ATSEP officer, Mr. Lalang demonstrates and continue to demonstrate exceptional expertise in the installation, maintenance and system analysis of Air Traffic Management (ATM), Aeronautical Information Management (AIM), Navigational Aids and VHF radio systems in the context of the Kenyan airspace. His involvement in the air traffic safety systems realm includes the installation of 3D Tower, and approach and area control simulators for air traffic controllers (ATCOs). He has also been involved in the installation of AIM cartography laboratory system at the East African School of Aviation as well as the installation and maintenance of the EUROCAT-C currently the TOP Sky ATC and CRONOS system for AIM at the JKIA airport, Nairobi and the Mombasa International Airport.
Mr. Lalang’s impressive portfolio includes extensive training both within Kenya and abroad in the aviation industry. This has projected him to his current position as a senior ATSEP and an ICAO Certified CNS/ANS Inspector. His dedication to the safety and security of aviation systems has further been underscored by his certification as an ICAO Universal Safety Oversight Audit Progamme (USOAP) expert and his acquisition of an ICAO Aerodrome Engineering certificate from South Korea.
Wilberforce Lalang is also involved in the academia and has been imparting knowledge since 2012, first as a lecturer at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and then at the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM). He is currently at the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Central Workshop, appointed as Air Traffic Management system security champion and a member of the ATM Infrastructure Security Committee. He is also engaged in the Cyber Security realm, handling the sensitization of staff on prevalent cyber risks and threats within the civil aviation working environment.
As the current president of KATSEA and a long-time member of the association, Wilberforce has occupied various positions in the Executive Committee since 2007. He was once the Deputy President and was among those who were championing the introduction of ATSEP certification and rating in the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority since 2008 as a member of an Executive Committee, which later transitioned to the setting up of a team to draw up a benchmark with other countries that have ATSEP certification programmmes in place. Subsequent committees have improved on the initial document produced, the implementation framework of which will be rolled out to the KATSEA members in a few months.
As the President of KATSEA, Mr. Lalang is also working towards having a competent workforce which is adequately motivated and focused on the achievement of KCAA’s core mandate of providing the kind of air navigation services essential for ensuring safe and efficient air traffic in Kenya. Wilberforce and the KATSEA Executive Committee are also working assiduously with KCAA on the preparation for the 54th IFATSEA General Assembly, which will be held in November 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya – the land of the Big Five and the great Wild Beast Migration, marking the ´Seven New Wonders of the World’.
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