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Wind power plant boon to clean and inexpensive energy

In 2013, President Uhuru Kenyatta outlined an ambitious goal of reaching 100 per cent green energy use by 2020. 

Six years on, around 85 per cent of the energy we consume is already sourced from renewables, mainly geothermal and hydropower, and we are recognised not only in Africa, but around the world, as a leader in environmental excellence in the energy sector. The new wind farm in Laisamis, Marsabit County is about to boost that status.

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