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Congolese refugee powers Kenyan camp with solar plant

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Vasco Hamisi is checking on solar panels at Okapi Green Energy Limited, in north-western Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp. The Congolese refugee is the brains behind this plant, which provides clean energy to 200 businesses in and outside the camp.

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