More developers, occupants opt for green buildings

More developers, occupants opt for green buildings

Developers around Kenya’s capital Nairobi are increasingly opting to build green buildings in efforts to help occupants save on their power and water costs, and lower their carbon footprints. Mi Vida Homes’ residential project at Garden City shopping mall complex is...
KenGen opts to raise Masinga dam spillway

KenGen opts to raise Masinga dam spillway

Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has opted to raise Masinga hydroelectric dam’s spillway instead of the dam’s wall as earlier planned after conducting feasibility studies. The elevation plan was originally designed to increase dam water catchment, in...
Kenya eyes second geothermal spa

Kenya eyes second geothermal spa

Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company (GDC) has announced plans to build a vast geothermal spa to potentially rival Iceland’s popular Blue Lagoon. If built, it will be Kenya’s second geothermal spa, after the one operated by Kenya Electricity Generating Company...