Dan Kwach has returned to Cassava Technologies as Executive for AI Data Centres under Africa Data Centres (ADC), the group’s data centre business. The appointment brings him back to Nairobi less than a year after he left ADC for a senior role in Madagascar, with his work now focused on infrastructure for artificial intelligence.
Kwach confirmed the new role in a LinkedIn announcement. His return comes as Cassava develops facilities where African businesses and researchers can access the computing power needed to build and run AI applications. Kenya is among the markets in its expansion plans.
Kwach previously led ADC’s East Africa business. An ADC statement from October 2021 identifies him as managing director for the region, during his earlier tenure overseeing its operations. His departure was announced in December 2025 after a 19-year career with the organisation.
He subsequently joined STELLARIX, a data hosting and infrastructure company based in Madagascar, which welcomed him as Deputy CEO Holding. He now returns to a business with an existing Kenyan operation and plans to add specialised AI computing capacity across several African markets.
The infrastructure behind Cassava’s AI plans
Cassava’s Nvidia infrastructure programme centres on what it calls an AI factory: a data centre equipped with powerful computing systems and software for training and running AI models. Training teaches a model from data; running the trained model to produce an answer or prediction is called inference.
These facilities use graphics processing units, or GPUs, chips that can carry out many calculations at once. Cassava plans to make that computing capacity accessible as a service. For developers, the intended benefit is access to the hardware needed for AI work without having to build their own computing facility.
We covered the programme during the Global AI Summit in Kigali last year, when South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria were named as deployment markets. Cassava’s subsequent statement says it is deploying the AI factory in South Africa, with expansion planned for the other four countries.
Available electricity and cooling constrain how much AI computing a facility can deploy. Nvidia’s power and cooling guidance published on 21st September 2026 explains that operators also have to work within grid capacity. An operator has to design those systems together so the computing equipment can do useful work within the site’s limits.
ADC already operates its NBO1 facility in Nairobi, at Sameer Industrial Park. Its facility page lists four data halls and 7.5 MW of available site capacity. That figure describes the site’s capacity; it does not establish how much is allocated to AI computing or how many GPUs are installed.
What the return means for Kenya
Howe we views this is that Cassava is bringing back an executive familiar with its regional operations to help deliver its AI infrastructure plans. For Kenyan businesses considering local AI computing, the practical questions are when capacity will be available here and what access will cost.
Kwach’s announcement gives no project budget, Kenyan commissioning date or customer pricing. It also does not specify which facilities he will oversee. Cassava’s expansion statement keeps Kenya in the plan without giving a Kenyan launch date. Businesses planning AI projects therefore still need a service timetable and commercial terms before they can assess whether Cassava’s proposed local infrastructure fits their work.
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