Deep in the valleys of Oldonyo Orok located in Bissil,\nKajiado, Moses Ole Koisabar switches on his house lights at night and the whole\nboma is lit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The light, powered by a solar panel mounted on his mud-walled and mabati roofed house is used in three other manyattas and also lights his boma, providing enhanced security to his prized animals hence keeping away predator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSince I installed the solar systems my livestock have not\nbeen attacked by hyenas and leopards, which roam the whole of this valley,\u201d Ole\nKoisabar says. \u201cAnd my children now can study at night with proper lights,\u201d he\nadds as a matter of fact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The evolution in the clean energy space has seen a rapid\nuptake of various solutions that have been deployed to provide lighting and\nclean cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To meet the emerging needs and financial abilities of most\nrural households, some providers are offering pay-as-you-use solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This has enabled majority of people to purchase power tokens which then activates their solar systems. The model adopted here is similar to the mobile telephony airtime top-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Globally, it\u2019s reported that slightly over three billion people cook over an open fire or traditional cooking stoves that burn heavy polluting fuels like charcoal, kerosene, wood, animal dungs among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n