Location: Kenya

Summary:

Today was my last day in Kenya, and what a day it turned out to be. I started the morning at the Mabati house, a beautifully designed rental property where the walls literally open up so you become part of the surrounding landscape. I had met someone from the Swedish Embassy in Nairobi the night before, and we had great conversations. After breakfast, I packed up and began my drive back to Nairobi through the stunning Rift Valley scenery — there's truly nothing like it. My main objective for the day was to find Burn Manufacturing, also known as EKOHA, which is a company I've been trying to spread the word about through my website. Burn Manufacturing was started by Peter Scott, who I'd only met once before when I gave him a ride on Vashon Island. Peter moved to Kenya in 2016 to scale up the clean cookstove manu ...