It really gets on my nerves when I hear someone talk badly about Nairobi . This is especially where a pal seems to forget that we were living in a miasma of a bollocks city until we (hopefully) saw the last of KANU. The thing that really gets my goat is someone daring to say that nothing has changed or it is getting worse. This city is getting better by the minute. Council workers are changing broken flagstones all over the central business district by the day. Roads are being patched up and painted. Signs are being put up to direct traffic and pedestrians alike. Buildings have been repainted by the order of the council and many of the ugliest buildings suddenly looking snazzy – case in point the IBEA building on Moi Avenue . As these improvements are being seen all over my city the next generation of bins are being introduced by the Wrigley's company. These bins are branded with Wrigley's products - Big G, Juicy Fruit, Cool Air. et al.

KEG taken to next level

As these events unfold, I cant help but cast my mind back. While in college, Andrew Nasibi was in charge of a program called “Keep the Environment Clean and Green” (KEG) . The project which was quite a success involved placing bins in strategic places around the campus for students to avoid littering. Within a very short period, college was a clean environment.

Nasibi finished his studies and started perambulating around the world - first South Africa , closely followed by Slovakia then this rolling stone ended up in Sydney , Australia . He is currently working as an internal auditor with American Express Australia. I don't know whether Nasibi spoke with Wrigley's marketing team about the environmentally friendly brand strategy. He would still be quite proud that the KEG concept started being used to help the city we all love get better.

Related Links
:: American Express Australia

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