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Nairobi’s City Hall earns Africa’s first green building certification

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City Hall, located in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming the first government building in Africa to receive certification as a green building from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank.

IFC Africa hailed this achievement as a significant milestone in Nairobi’s journey towards becoming a green city.

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Nasra Nanda, CEO of the Kenya Green Building Society, lauded Nairobi for setting a new benchmark in urban development, stressing the importance of sustainable practices in shaping the cities of tomorrow.

During a ceremony commemorating this milestone, Nairobi County Governor Sakaja Johnson expressed gratitude to all those involved in making City Hall’s green certification possible.

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