Kenya: Biogas Push Asks Women to Get Their Hands Dirty

25 February 2013

Nairobi — Lydia Owenga is a rarity among young career women in Kenya - a trained installer of biogas systems who doesn't mind getting her hands dirty.

She is at ease doing masonry and ensuring her farmer clients mix cow dung and water in the right proportions. Nor does she shy away from handling manure or concrete when checking whether a biogas digester is working properly.

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