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Nairobi
3 projects
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2subnational
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Projects in Nairobi
Gjenge MakersNairobi social enterprise founded by engineer Nzambi Matee that transforms plastic waste (mixed with sand) into paving blocks and construction bricks that are stronger, lighter and cheaper than concrete. It recycles dozens of tonnes of plastic per week and buys material from collectors, women's groups and young people.TakaTaka SolutionsNairobi social enterprise offering comprehensive door-to-door waste management to households of all income levels, with collection, source separation, composting of organics and recycling. It achieves recycling rates above 90%, operates buy-back centres for waste collectors and sells compost to farmers. In October 2025 it restructured into two divisions: TakaTaka Solutions Collect & Sort and TakaTaka Plastic Recycling.Mzalendo Trust (Eye on Kenyan Parliament)Non-partisan parliamentary monitoring organization (PMO) that uses civic technology to make the Parliament of Kenya more accessible and transparent. It tracks the performance of MPs, committees and parties, publishes the Hansard, and runs citizen participation platforms for legislation. Its Dokeza platform (launched with Parliament in 2017) allows commenting on and annotating bills; other tools include BungeMeter, Bonga na Mzalendo, Promise Tracker and county assembly resources. It operates within Kenya's Open Government Partnership space.