Solar energy lights up Nyamira's dark village

Engineer Evans Wambua, Consultant of the Last Mile water and sanitation project for the Kisii-Nyamira grid,inspecting solar panels used for powering the water grid in the Keroka lot-1 cluster. [Yvonne Chepkwony, Standard]

Mr Philip Otwori changed his mind in having his property connected to the country's main electricity power supplier when an attractive alternative came by six years ago.

This was after a long wait for Kenya Power to connect his Gianche village in Kemera Ward, Nyamira County. Despite intense lobbying for the extension of power lines to the village, it had remained without electricity for several years.