Njoroge, James,
Micropower for Kenyan Villages. James Njoroge. - Appropriate Technology, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 67, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Micropower for Kenyan Villages, March 2003; pp. 60-61.
"Life in the village of Kathamba, located 250 kilometres east of Nairobi, has changed, remarkably. Kathamba is no longer a typical rural outpost, where such services as water and electricity are hard to come by. Blaring music, a chain of salons and barbershops are now common features in this dusty village, where agriculture is the villagers' mainstay." (APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY) This article profiles the Kirinyaga Pico-power Scheme, a project in which "residents of Kathamba are among the first beneficiaries of hydro-electricity generated from rivers and streams."
1522-3205;
Electric power production
Electricity
Microhydropower units
Power resources--Africa
Rural development
Rural electrification
Water-power
Kenya--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050
Micropower for Kenyan Villages. James Njoroge. - Appropriate Technology, 2003. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Article 67, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004. Originally Published: Micropower for Kenyan Villages, March 2003; pp. 60-61.
"Life in the village of Kathamba, located 250 kilometres east of Nairobi, has changed, remarkably. Kathamba is no longer a typical rural outpost, where such services as water and electricity are hard to come by. Blaring music, a chain of salons and barbershops are now common features in this dusty village, where agriculture is the villagers' mainstay." (APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY) This article profiles the Kirinyaga Pico-power Scheme, a project in which "residents of Kathamba are among the first beneficiaries of hydro-electricity generated from rivers and streams."
1522-3205;
Electric power production
Electricity
Microhydropower units
Power resources--Africa
Rural development
Rural electrification
Water-power
Kenya--Politics and government
AC1.S5
050