Ikotoilet Plus, the newest product from Ecotact Limited, is the first mobile vacuum toilet system of its kind in Africa.

It uses a vacuum system so that when you flush, it opens a valve, and the vacuum in the line sucks the contents out of the bowl and into a tank.

Ecotact Ltd. was awarded with a Guinness World Record for the most people washing their hands (19,352) at an event which was organised in partnership with Lifebuoy Kenya at Thirime Primary School, Kikuyu Constituency, Kenya on 15th October 2010 a move that saw them surpass the 15,115 people Uniliver India gathered in 2009.

More than 900 participants from 50 countries participated in the 19th World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, 10-12 June 2009, under the theme Implications of the Global Economic Crisis for Africa.

David Kuria presented a case study of the Ikotoilet during the 6th Annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in New York U.S.A where he announced his commitment to invest in a total of 100 ikotoilet facilities in Kenya & Zanzibar which will make a difference in terms of social economic & political transformation of the society.

Big city life: More than 50% of people worldwide now live in cities, and the urbanization trend is continuing. The UN estimates that 40% of all sub-Saharan Africans will be living in cities by 2015. Urban facilities and resources are coming under immense and unprecedented strain.

The Dubai International Award for Best Practices (DIABP) was established under the directive of the late Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The Award reflects the continuing policy and commitment of the Dubai Government and the United Arab Emirates towards sustainable development of human settlements ...