PREMIUM E-Safiri leads EV transformation with silent wheels, cleaner air The start-up combines renewable energy with grid power to offer a sustainable solution for a cleaner future.
PREMIUM How Uhuru’s birth inspired start of caregiving school From Sh200,000 that the former president gifted her mother for services she rendered during his birth, Janet decided to start a care-giving school.
PREMIUM How firm makes eco-friendly briquettes from crop residues Eco-charge Limited transforms agricultural waste into high quality biomass briquettes.
PREMIUM How local business transforms farm waste into organic fertiliser By processing nearly 1,500 tonnes of waste each year, the enterprise is helping to reduce local waste.
Inside Kiambu organic farm where nothing goes to waste George Muturi stumbled upon a technology that cuts costs and increases yields by up to 70 percent for poultry farmers.
PREMIUM How ex-UN employee reinvented herself through poultry farming Janet Adongo rears more than 1,200 chickens on a quarter-acre property in Kiambu.
PREMIUM From nothing to mega empire in landscaping Tom Ikoha now does landscaping not only in Kenya, but also in Uganda, Tanzania and Botswana.
PREMIUM How business regenerates degraded soils that threaten food production Focusing on organic waste and transforming it into value-added products, the company supports farmers while restoring soil fertility.
PREMIUM How entrepreneur leveraged golf to build networking business Using the golf course, business connects aspiring and budding entrepreneurs to the knowledge, resources and social capital they need to succeed.
PREMIUM Entreprise transforms rubbish into affordable clean energy Discarded plastic is used to produce house ventilators designed to improve airflow and reduce heat in small homes.
PREMIUM Software helping businesses tackle inefficiency Software is designed to streamline and unify business operations across the supply chain.
PREMIUM This start-up is breathing new life into waste glass bottles The team naturally evolved into an all-female workforce, primarily women from the Dagoretti community.
Kwale-based business owes the coconut its success Mr Hamisi Mwakumanya's workshop employs at least 10 people, most of them local youth and women.
PREMIUM How engineer repurposed quarry into Kenya’s model for waste management The factory fabricates the hardware locally, further paying homage to their enduring legacy of innovation.
PREMIUM How firm capitalised on gap for local assembly of electronic appliances The company stretches the life of products by sending clients frequent software updates.
PREMIUM How Kisumu entrepreneur is turning agricultural waste into clean fuel 'Our goal is to drastically reduce the use of firewood and charcoal in Kenya.'
PREMIUM Pharmacist turns plastic and glass waste into home decor This art is seen as a hobby or a way to relieve stress. But for Ambiche, it is a calling as well as a livelihood.
PREMIUM How growth of beauty start-up was visualised in a kitchen Yanzi Organics partners with women-owned enterprises in photography, design and brand development while mentoring young women.
PREMIUM Firm keeps glass out of landfills while creating jobs Today, the firm, which has a workforce of 250, processes over 600 tonnes of glass waste every month.
PREMIUM Platform is nurturing youngsters into decision-makers One of their most remarkable milestones is the recent Pan Africa Junior Speakers Competition held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
PREMIUM How a Thika factory is turning waste into fuel We are taking what was a menace and turning it into something useful.
PREMIUM Water company is turning faecal sludge into clean energy One of the biggest hurdles was overcoming the public stigma attached to faecal-based briquettes.
PREMIUM ‘My mum inspired my flour manufacturing business’ The business has doubled its output and increased its workforce.
PREMIUM This business is transforming fish skin into leather products Fish skin, primarily Nileperch, is collected from lakeside towns Obunga and Mbita along Lake Victoria, from the filleting trade.
PREMIUM How trash opened economic window for Kwale youth Wahapahapa began in 2018, not as an environmental group, but as a small gathering of five friends at a maskani- a common hangout spot in the Coast region.
PREMIUM Firm uses biomass waste to produce clean, affordable fuel PGEL Green Energy Hub also manufacture a solar-powered stove that enables one to cook using briquettes for pellets.
PREMIUM Kenyan innovator pressing profits from edible oil machine They had their breakthrough when they developed a multi-functional oil press that could process various oil-producing crops commonly found in Kenya.
PREMIUM How 'Uber' for trash keeps Mombasa clean Report predicting more plastic than fish in oceans by 2050 jolts Tayba Hatimy into action.
PREMIUM No sleep? I got you covered, says premium bedsheets seller Kiki's Mall leaves nothing to chance in ensuring that only the best bed sheets make it to your bed.
PREMIUM Spa founder turning Kenyan botanicals into high-end beauty gems With ethical production and international standard formulations, Jani Beauty is positioning itself as a serious contender in East Africa's premium beauty market.
