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US strategy can fuel Africa's geothermal goal

Sosian Energy at Menengai crater in Nakuru county on June 8, 2023. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

The drought that hit the horn of Africa, before the rains, was sobering. Apart from acute hunger, the drought short-circuited our power generation.

Luckily, for Kenya, geothermal energy saved the day. That's the clout of geothermal - it is resilient against erratic weather patterns.

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