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Solar Kiosks Help Light up Rural Kenya
2015-12-07 08:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: This market centre in the arid Lake Magadi region, Kajiado of Southern Kenya is with no grid electricity. The area is inhabited by the pastoralist Maasai community. With climate change affecting their pastoral way of life, the community is increasingly adopting a more sedentary life but without amenities. The centre is hot and dusty. Much as the area enjoys bright sunshine during the day, the situation changes to pitch dark after sunset. But in the last two years, the market centre is witnessing...
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Category:Electronics and Electrical