Mini-grid operators step in to bridge power needs for businesses

Brenda Okumu who runs a posho mill in Mudoriko, Busia County, that was converted from being diesel powered to electricity. [Courtesy]

Brenda Okumu emerges from the mud-walled structure housing her posho mill, momentarily buried in a cloud of white as she dusts off flour from her clothes.

Her business lies deep inside Mudoriko village, Busia County, where ugali made from dried cassava and loose maize is the main staple food, and electricity connection from the national grid is still a challenge.