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Relief for border residents connected on mobile network

Esther Chepokorio milks her goats at Masol area, West Pokot County. [Irissheel Shanzu, Standard]

Masol residents in West Pokot County can now access a mobile network courtesy of the Universal Service Fund (USF).

The area situated along the West Pokot and Turkana border was left behind by mobile companies because of the low population and poverty.

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