Foreigners think Africa has no electricity or internet…
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Foreigners think Africa has no electricity or internet — Kenya is literally powering the future and nobody talks about it
Let me drop some facts that will change how you see Kenya and Africa 👇
**⚡ ENERGY** Kenya generates about **75-90% of its electricity from renewables** — geothermal, wind, solar and hydro combined. The Olkaria Geothermal Plant in the Rift Valley is one of the **largest in the world**. Meanwhile developed countries are still debating how to reduce coal.
**💨 Lake Turkana Wind Farm** is the **largest wind farm in Africa** — 365 turbines producing enough power for 1 million Kenyan homes. Built in the middle of the desert.
**📱 M-PESA changed the world** Launched in Kenya in **2007** — before smartphones were even popular. Today over **50 million people** across Africa use mobile money that Kenya invented. Western countries are only now building similar systems.
**🏙️ Silicon Savannah** Nairobi is home to African headquarters of **Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel & IBM**. Kenya has one of the highest numbers of tech startups per capita in Africa.
We are not waiting for the world — we are building ahead of it 🌍
**What surprises you most about Kenya? Drop it below 👇**
#local
Let me drop some facts that will change how you see Kenya and Africa 👇
**⚡ ENERGY** Kenya generates about **75-90% of its electricity from renewables** — geothermal, wind, solar and hydro combined. The Olkaria Geothermal Plant in the Rift Valley is one of the **largest in the world**. Meanwhile developed countries are still debating how to reduce coal.
**💨 Lake Turkana Wind Farm** is the **largest wind farm in Africa** — 365 turbines producing enough power for 1 million Kenyan homes. Built in the middle of the desert.
**📱 M-PESA changed the world** Launched in Kenya in **2007** — before smartphones were even popular. Today over **50 million people** across Africa use mobile money that Kenya invented. Western countries are only now building similar systems.
**🏙️ Silicon Savannah** Nairobi is home to African headquarters of **Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel & IBM**. Kenya has one of the highest numbers of tech startups per capita in Africa.
We are not waiting for the world — we are building ahead of it 🌍
**What surprises you most about Kenya? Drop it below 👇**
#local
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