'Giving life to dying land': Solar water pumps quench thirsty Kenyan farms

Oct 26, 2021

Benedict Manyi nurses his kale crops, using harvested water pulled from his farm pond with a solar pump, in Makueni County, Kenya, August 3, 2021.

Kenya's farmers have built sand dams to hold onto scarce river water. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

Kagondu Njagi

Contributor, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Kaloki Mutwota pumps harvested water from a pond using a solar pump, in Makueni County, Kenya, August 2, 2021. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

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Benedict Manyi pumps water into a wheelbarrow using a solar pump, Makueni County, Kenya August 3, 2021. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kagondu Njagi

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