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Wash Your Car, Plant a Tree — The Aquadel Way

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Aquadel's New Carwash located at Gakurine Meru, 200M from Maua-Isiolo Junction. Photo/Aquadel. Watu wangu! Today I officially turn thirty-something. Yes, that mysterious age where you start saying “I’m still young at heart” while Googling back pain remedies. So, happy birthday to me!  And as is tradition, birthday presents or a little M-Pesa love are highly encouraged — the line is alive and well: 0704565790. But today isn’t about me. The day after Tomorrow is. On Saturday, October 11th, after Mazingira Day — and it’s all about something bigger, cleaner, and greener: the brand new Aquadel Auto Spa Carwash. --- A Mission Rooted in Change Now, if you know Aquadel Springs Drinking Water, you know these folks don’t just quench thirst — they quench ideas. This time, they’ve truly gone beyond expectations. They’ve launched a bold mission to plant 100,000 trees by this date next year. And to begin with, this Saturday we will plant 100 trees at the carwash.  Because, let’s face it, tr...

When Meru Met Nairobi: The Night Aquadel Turned Pool Tables into Battlefields

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Aquadel Pool Tournament Contestants Pose for a group picture.  Photo/Felix Kinyua. Ladies and gentlemen, gather round. I’ve written words for weddings, covered chaos, and even described a goat auction once — but never in my long, word-filled life have I been speechless. Yet this month’s Aquadel Pool Tournament did the impossible: it shut me up. I tried to write about it the next morning, but even my keyboard refused to cooperate. My mind said “poetic justice,” but my heart whispered, “bro, we got humiliated.” --- The Calm Before the Cue Storm At exactly 5PM — not a minute later, because Aquadel doesn’t do “African timing” — I strolled into the New Aquadel Auto Spa Carwash at Gakurine, a few meters from the Maua–Isiolo junction. What I found there was less of a carwash and more of a movie set. You’d think Netflix was filming The Fast and the Curious: Meru Drift . And right there, the mighty Nairobi Elite had already set up camp — sharp, slick, and dangerous in red. Our local heroes ...