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Kenya’s sustainable architecture journey, 53 years later

A skater holds on a motorcyclist at the decorated main roundabout where U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to drive past, during his three-day state visit in Kenya's capital Nairobi July 24, 2015. Obama departed for Kenya on Thursday, his first trip to his father's homeland as U.S. president, kicking off a swing through Africa that will also include a stop in Ethiopia. {PHOTO: REUTERS/Noor Khamis}

Kenya turned 53 on Monday. As a country, a lot has been accomplished. Much more needs to be done. Like a man during mid-life crisis, the country stares at missed opportunities in almost every field.

Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of sustainable or green architecture.

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