The story begins with two young minds chatting in a Matatu (public means of transport in Kenya). The discussion was based on the fact that power in one thing that is letting this country down. Black outs, high cost of production due to the use of generators etc. Why not come up with a solution, Kenya has a lot of land laying bare, this land is either arid or semi-arid. There lies a great opportunity to produce solar power. Laying along the equator we receive direct sunlight all year round, why not build solar panels and place them in the desert? One mind thought, as a country we have the potential to create this panel, best situated and optimized for our environment. But the other mind believed that, we can’t make that. The best solar panels have to be imported. This not only pissed me off, but also showed how we have been made to believe that we are a consumer continent. When is this going to stop! When are we are as a continent going to stand up and realize that we need ...
"Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!" - Bob Marley