I dismantled my mother’s priced Phillips radio out of curiosity,” Mr Kithinji, who has never set foot in college, explains. He would later upgrade his power system using a motorbike magneto ignition system, to produce higher voltage. Mr Kithinji insists that he did not read about the innovation anywhere as he did not have access to the internet or books on advanced information technology. However, Mr Kithinji says he is giving up for lack of support, adding that various attempts to have his works benefit the community did not bear fruit. He said the government should learn from the coronavirus pandemic to support local researchers and innovators to advance homegrown solutions.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2020 12:22 UTC