The mall, which was opened in 2016 in the affluent Karen suburb of Nairobi, boasts 35,700 square meters of space and currently has 91 shops offering different goods and services.

“We have about 600 kilowatts of electricity being generated (own). These supplies close to 80 percent of power being used in the mall’s common area including powering the elevators and the high speed lifts,” revealed Hub’s Operations Manager Simon Oloo.

It plans to scale its clean energy own-sourcing to counter high electricity bills.

“We save 1.2 to 2 million through solar monthly. It is really helpful,” he added.

This was said yesterday when the mall hosted journalists from Kenya as it marked customer service week.

“Everybody should come and take a look at what we have. We love that the products here are locally made. We want Kenyans to experience Kenyan made products,” said Susan Njiru, head of retail for Kitu Kali, a Kenyan shop located at the hub that sells locally manufactured shoes and clothes.