A roadside duka at dusk, its interior lit and one person at the counter, with a security light and a satellite dish above the veranda.

Illustrative · AI-generated · Makairo Studios

Makairo2MandelaBay is a progression programme: build, bring a challenge, or open a node. Work can become evidence, reviewed for the permanent public record.

27–29 November 2026 · Migosi to Mzansi

The Wall · 22 entries

B-04 · Kisumu · 2026-09-09
RUNNING
The qualification gate
Four routes, one direct line. Where every marketplace conversation starts.
OPEN TRACK
Read it on book.lolwe.co.ke →
B-03 · Nyamira · 2026-08-31
ROAD
A public register for a county chamber
County business register, market price series, exhibitor booking, AI Pavilion. Publicly deployed. No operator. The register is empty.
OPEN TRACK
Read it on lolwe.co.ke →
B-02 · Nyamira · 2026-07-31
RUNNING
A public record for an artisanal mining enterprise
Delivered and live at nyamirawomenminers.co.ke, with an operator.
MINERALS
Read it on lolwe.co.ke →
B-01 · Nyamira · 2026-06-30
UNPROVEN
KONA — a stock enquiry agent on WhatsApp
A parts counter answered over WhatsApp. Validated against fixtures, not yet against live stock.
OPEN TRACK
Read it on lolwe.co.ke →
N-01 · Nyamira · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Nyamira
The commercial test environment. Tea, dairy, avocado, soapstone.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-02 · Gusii · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Gusii
Soapstone country. Tabaka sits inside it.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet

Two channels are empty. Agriculture and mobility have no entry yet. That is not a display fault.

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The invitation

One convenor. One room. Five builders. That is a node.

Nobody has to approve it. Enrolment is open — a node in Bulawayo counts exactly as much as a node in Kisumu. The ten below are simply the ones named first; all proposed, none confirmed.

N-01 · Nyamira · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Nyamira
The commercial test environment. Tea, dairy, avocado, soapstone.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-02 · Gusii · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Gusii
Soapstone country. Tabaka sits inside it.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-03 · Kisumu · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Kisumu
The lake city. Where the coordinator sits.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-04 · Migosi · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Migosi
The estate the season is named for.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-05 · Maseno · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Maseno
Fifteen of the thirty-seven on the GKHack26 list come from here.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
No plate yet
N-06 · Kwale · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Kwale
Coastal minerals. No plate has been made here yet.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
No plate yet
N-07 · Mandela Bay · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Mandela Bay
The far end of the corridor. No plate has been made in South Africa yet, and that is a gap we are working on.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
N-08 · Makairo · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Makairo
The market. Where the light is on.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
No plate yet
N-09 · Tinga Tombe · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Tinga Tombe
Named at launch. No plate yet.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet
No plate yet
N-10 · Cape Town · 2026-09-12
PROPOSED
Cape Town
Named at launch. No plate yet.
A NAMED NODE
No public record yet