In a few years, perhaps the next two decades, Kenya will join countries whose urban population exceeds the number of people living in the rural areas. According to Arch. Kigara Kamweru of the Department of Architecture and Building Science, the prospect of this irreversible phenomenon is a matter of grave concern given the existing evidence of our inability to create proper urban habitats. He indicates that now is the time to take action by addressing the challenges facing our fast-growing cities and other urban settlements.

There is something about academics, especially seasoned academics. They belong to a different realm. Majority are humble, down to earth and gentle, yet confident and articulate. The award winning Green Architect Musau Kimeu is no exception. He is particularly interested in addressing environmental issues in architecture and when he is not teaching or at his practice, you will find him with his thermal data loggers and other scientific equipment trying to establish appropriate human thermal comfort conditions in different building environments.

Sylvia Kasanga

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ASYA ESSAJEE, THE VALEDICTORIAN CLASS OF 2017