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Why green buildings hold the future of our cities, major towns

Solar panels at the National Housing Corporation building, Nairobi. September 2021. [David Gichuru, September]

Where do you live? Maybe you live in a flat somewhere in Mathare North or Pipeline in Nairobi or Nyalenda in Kisumu where buildings are packed so closely together that natural light is a dream.

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