Updated Thu, September 29th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3The Kenyan housing industry faces an annual shortfall of more than 200,000 units. But one innovator has seen opportunity amidst this deficit and come up with a machine that makes interlocking blocks from concrete. Homgenius Ltd is a Kenyan company that has developed a machine with the capacity of producing more than 2,000 interlocking building blocks per day. The machine, christened HGM, short-form of Homgenius by Muriithi, its innovator, is automated, meaning that a home builder can get his interlocking blocks much faster. “We are engaged in innovatively researching on sustainable and affordable building solutions which are customised to suit the Kenya market.

Source: Standard Digital September 28, 2016 21:00 UTC