Armed with a solar-powered water pump for irrigation and a quarter-acre piece of borrowed land, widow Hakima Mohammed has become a Western Kenya tree tycoon.

Kakamega, Kenya: Catherine Wakhu knows the value of a lighted room to a child's education – and also the expense.

On a shiny afternoon last week, Oliver Bill, a 24-year-old former student leader at Moi University, was busy moving up and down to irrigate his 1.3 acres under tomatoes using a portable solar power

Residents in Western Kenya have taken advantage of a range of solar energy options and saving huge amount of money from conventional lighting and cooking systems. A recent visit by People Daily in

Pastoral communities in dryland areas of Kenya face many challenges, especially the devastating effects caused by recurrent and prolonged droughts.