Top green innovators feted

Patrick Gatare, an entrepreneur from Kirinyaga County won the third edition of Kenya’s Green Innovation Awards at the KICC on Thursday evening.

Mr Gatare also bagged Sh2 million cash prize. National Environment Trust Fund (NETFUND) recognised the 50-year-old for his Banana Fibre production initiative that has seen the community make mats, traditional hand woven bags (Kiondos) and wall hangings.