In the glistening hilltops surrounding Nakuru, Ndung’u, a 52-year-old entrepreneur, navigates the city with a revolutionary idea for waste management. Ndung’u developed an eco-friendly system to transform waste into sustainable biofuel.
Despite its ingenuity, the project attracts scant attention and even less investment. Pitching his idea to potential investors at various forums, he faces an unexpected hurdle involving an evident anti-age bias. He does not fit the image of the fresh-faced innovator who will disrupt the market in the minds of most venture capitalists and angel investors.