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Financial hardships hamper push for solar uptake

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Linda Kamau, co-founder of SowPrecise uses solar energy to offer irrigation services to low-income farmers in Embu County. [Patrick Vidija, Standard]

Solar electricity systems are key to achieving universal electricity connection in Kenya but the economic situation of targeted households raises doubts about whether the country can meet this ambitious goal.

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