We are creating a vibrant entrepreneurial hub and community, with light industry and symbiotic businesses coexisting with residential developments.
Strong value proposition for businesses and developers:
Prime location & commercially competitive. Competitive rates, cheap & productive labour force, great connections, good quality of life.
Competitive rates: Cheaper on average than Mombasa across core operational cost lines.
Cheap and productive labour force: Near a large working population that is 20% cheaper than in Mombasa and is responsive to training, courtesy of the 28th vocational training centres in Kilifi.
Great connections: On the Malindi-Mombasa Highway, equidistant (60km/1hr drive) from each. ~25 min to Vipingo Domestic Airport. Highway to be upgraded to a dual carriageway, with work already underway. Mombasa is East Africa’s primary shipping port and gateway to East African market through Mombasa-Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway.
Abundant raw inputs: Has access to abundant agricultural and marine resources with a huge variety of crops already cultivated in Kilifi County. The project has 500 acres allocated for food, fibre and forest production, and crop choices can be influenced by early tenants.
Natural beauty & high quality of life: Kilifi has rich and diverse terrestrial & marine ecosystems, as well as an attractive climate, employee attraction and retention rates are high.
Experienced, local operators: Our partners have been successful operators of businesses in the region since the late 1960s and bring their deep knowledge of the region to the delivery of Green Heart of Kenya.
Seed investment: Federico Pirzio-Biroli, Founder of Playfair Capital (London based VC fund) has provided seed capital to Green Heart of Kenya and continues to support as an advisor.
Project development support: Savo Project Developers provides Green Heart of Kenya with project management, vendor management, tenant acquisition and investment facilitation support through their dedicated Sustainable Investment Cluster development team.
Technical design and planning partners: Green Heart of Kenya is supported by internationally recognised partners, such as MASS Design Group, BuildX, Arup and MACEYMR.
World-class design: Focussed on creating a vibrant entrepreneurial hub and community, with light industry and symbiotic businesses coexisting with residential developments.
Unencumbered titles & development ready: Land is secured with unencumbered titles ~90% of the land is levelled and ready to be developed. Land available for lease: Long and short leases are available at competitive rates.
Utility and infrastructure access: Road and utility access are available to all tenants.
Existing activity on the ground: 14 acres (almost 30% of the site) are already accounted for.
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Meet Sammy & James!
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OPEN 8:00AM 3:00PM
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Kapoeta by Ambica is a luxury collection of handmade jewellery & accessories where each piece beautifully combines edgy, elegant & extravagant. As an African artisanal jewellery brand, we support ethical & sustainable sourcing, production & design.
Bohemian casual wear for nomads. Modern interpretations of relaxed timeless classics using hand spun hand woven fabrics connected for each season.
Meet Sammy & James!
Sammy is an artist & a glass engraver who received some initial training in Isiolo & has since refined his skills as an engraver. James is a blade smith and artist. He learnt his fundamentals of knife making in South Africa. The duo specialize in recycling glass, steel and other materials into functional art. You can visit them at the Fomo Factory to see and learn more about what they do!
Outta town eatery With a mind-bending menu
OPEN 8:00AM 3:00PM
An independent tree nursery set up by our partners, focused on providing high quality indigenous trees at affordable prices.
The Accessibility Institute (TAI) Ltd is a social company that makes Safariseat wheelchairs. Ken & his team, Suleiman, Tobias, Rita & Kadzo are on a mission to create the first truly off-road wheelchair to be designed and built in Kenya. They’re mission is to break the loop of disability, poverty and social exclusion by providing a product that allows the users to live full inclusive lives. Go checkout their studio at the factory to see the amazing work that they are doing!