Kisumu and Eldoret sit at opposite ends of western Kenya’s geography — one a lakeside city with genuine humidity to design around, the other a highland grain and dairy region where altitude actually works in solar’s favour. Both have strong, practical cases for solar, but for different reasons worth understanding separately. Kisumu: Lake Humidity and a Genuine Agricultural and Fishing Economy Kisumu’s proximity to Lake Victoria brings higher humidity than much of inland Kenya, which matters for solar installations in similar ways to coastal humidity — electrical enclosures for inverters, charge controllers and batteries benefit from proper weatherproofing and ventilation, […]