"For me, I was just tired of being on the sidelines of seeing plastic. I really jumped in, off a cliff without a parachute. I was building it as I was falling down but isn't that how great things are done? So act for nature."

"Plastic waste is everywhere and it’s not going anywhere. The question is what we do with it. What you see as waste, I see as the foundation for something greater."

"I was tired of being on the sidelines."

"What if we could turn this plastic waste into something useful?"

"It is absurd that we still have this problem of providing decent shelter – a basic human need,plastic is a material that is misused and misunderstood. the potential is enormous, but its after life can be disastrous."

"I feel so proud knowing I am building something useful out of waste."

"Plastic waste is not just a Kenya problem, but it's a worldwide problem."

"We decided what more can we do instead of just sitting in the sidelines and complaining. Essentially, companies have to pay to dispose the waste, so we solved their problem."

"It's that time of the year when we get together to raise a glass to Women who have made a contribution in the energy space. Be they engineers."

"I didn’t think I stood a chance, but I applied anyway, and to my surprise, I was one of only two Kenyans selected in 2015"

"Startup investment is more than a transfer of funds."

"His words stuck with me: 'It will be a steep learning curve, but you'll manage.' That was all the encouragement I needed to take the leap,"

"I was intrigued, but I was also terrified. Could I go from an undergraduate degree in Kenya to pursuing a PhD in engineering at one of the world's top universities? I barely had any research experience"

"When it comes to innovation-based businesses there is a limited number of investors who have the skills to evaluate all the components of these companies and even fewer who work with such businesses in emerging markets."

"Investment is more than just a transfer of funds."

"The lack of gender equity has been a systemic issue in the financial markets throughout its existence, so women-led businesses have been overlooked by capital allocators for far too long."

"Keep stretching beyond the comfort zone."

"I wish I had been told to worry less, that what I needed more than anything else was a curious mind."

"If I hadn’t pursued excellence, none of this would have happened"

"When you don’t have anyone in high places to speak your name or open doors for you, your best bet is to take a chance on excellence, God, and a bit of luck"

"He would spend time looking up scholarships and master’s programmes abroad. I had never thought of leaving the country, let alone furthering my studies"