Solar-Powered Cookers offer sustainable solution in Kenya

For street food vendor Ian Duncun Onyango, it’s part of his business. He cooks up boiled eggs and smokies (smoked sausages) for passersby in Nairobi. It saves him money and so boosts his profits.

The local solar powered oven was developed by entrepreneur Carolyn Olang. She saw an opportunity in the market for such an invention. In sub-Saharan Africa around 90% of the population use firewood and charcoal. In Kenya around 12 million…