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Improvon Group, one of Africa’s most established logistics and warehouse property specialists, in partnership with Actis, a leading investor in growth markets, have announced the launch of Nairobi Gate Industrial Park. Located off the Eastern Bypass, the 103-acre development is aimed at offering state-of-the-art industrial and logistics accommodation for local and international companies, with quick access to key logistics and transport hubs such as the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the Inland Container Depot. The park, dubbed ‘Next Level Logistics’, is a unique “build to suit” concept to Nairobi that has been necessitated by the demand for modern, flexible and efficient warehousing facilities. It offers flexibility and scalability for occupiers’ operational needs. The development is estimated to cost US$110 million USD (KES 11 Billion) by completion, according to Improvon CEO, Stefano Contardo Phase 1 of Nairobi Gate will be complete in the second quarter of 20...

Godfrey Mawira is an engineer with United Nations World Food Prgramme. He is also a researcher on sustainable energy and founder of Eco-mandate, a firm promoting renewable energy in Kenya. While on an assignment by UNWFP in Kakuma, one of the largest refugee camps in Kenya, he noticed massive deforestation by the refugees to use the trees for firewood. Kakuma hosts thousands of refugees fleeing from conflicts in their countries such as South Sudan, Somalia, democratic Republic of Congo and Sundan, among others. Kakuma suffers from pressure for demand for firewood which is the primary source of cooking and this has led to the massive exploitation of existing woodlots. In a bid to reduce deforestation, I did a research on alternative source of energy and that is how the Sun Bucket was born.” Says Mawira. The Sun Bucket is a portable cookstove that stores the sun’s energy and later used for cooking any type of meal Historically, Sun Buckets began as a student project at the Unive...