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- CCI Global Expands Footprints in Kenya with unveiling of US$50Million Tatu City Call Centre;
President William unveils the Commissioning of the The state-of-the-art facility is Kenya’s largest call centre,at Tatu City,Kiambu County.
The new five-story building inside Tatu City represents a US$ 50 million investment into the Kenyan Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry. promising to invigorate the nation’s economy by creating over 10,000 jobs.
Also in attendance were leaders from business and government, including US Ambassador Meg Whitman; Rishi Jatania, CEO of CCI Kenya;Stephen Jennings, Founder & CEO of Rendeavour; Martin Roe, CEO of CCI Global; and Greg Pearson, CEO and co-founder of GREA (credit: Rendeavour).
Martin Roe CEO of CCI Global, stated, “I am pleased to affirm Africa’s prominence as a top destination for call center operations, with Kenya emerging as a standout choice.
Our decision to expand across Kenya reflects our profound confidence in the country’s thriving BPO industry and its capacity for sustained growth.
As we continue our journey in Kenya, contributing to its economic advancement and providing meaningful employment opportunities, I am thrilled to announce a significant milestone: the upcoming launch of another new CCI building in Tatu City.
This strategic move follows the resounding success of our existing operations, which have already reached full occupancy.
This expansion reinforces our strong commitment to Kenya.”
As CCI embarks on this transformative journey, it remains steadfast in its mission to combat unemployment and drive socioeconomic progress in Nairobi and beyond.
Strategic partnerships with organizations like CareerBox Africa enable the provision of digital skills training programs,empowering unemployed youth, particularly young women,to upskill young people for work in the BPO industry.
Buildings Sustainability – Kenya’s Largest Call Centre Will Run on 96% Renewable Energy
The new five-story Tatu City contact centre in Kenya, developed by GREA as part of the ENEO development,will operate almost exclusively on 96% renewable energy – with solar panels to be installed, natural air corridors, and self-shading walls to almost totally mitigate the Co2 emissions involved in the call centre’s energy production and consumption.
The new facility has received two awards from The African Property Awards, and EDGE Green Building and Sustainability Excellence Associate (SEA) certifications for environmental responsibility.
“Eneo at Tatu Central represents the pinnacle of BPO facilities, combining state-of-the-art amenities with green design principles and community involvement, to create a sustainable, dynamic, and thriving community hub,” said Greg Pearson, CEO and co-founder of GREA, the developer of Eneo at Tatu Central.
Female Empowerment in Kenya
The construction of CCI Tatu City had a socio-development focus, with the involvement of a female construction team, Buildher – a non-profit social enterprise in Kenya that equips disadvantaged young women with accredited construction skills and gives stable employment on urban development projects in Kenya.
A cohort of 30 females worked on-site during construction and fit-out of CCI Tatu City, setting a new benchmark for women in the built environment in Africa.
The Buildher project aims to create financial prosperity for Kenyan women, change male attitudes, and promote gender equality within the African construction industry.
The Buildher project is run by the CCI Tatu City developer Gateway Real Estate Africa.