The Kijito Wind pump whose design is based on the IT power design, came into production in 1979 by Bobs harries Engineering Ltd, a local company. Since inception, over 300 units with rotor sizes ranging between 2.5 m and 7,5 m have been manufactured. Price range between US$ 2,140 and US$ 12,670 installed.

Major markets for the Kijito wind pumps have been projects and NGOs constituting, on average 77% and 26 % respectively. Users include schools and hospitals 26 %, livestock watering 26%, farming and irrigation 23%, community water supply 13% and game reserves, refugee camps etc 12%. A can be seen from the figures, a large portion of the Kijito market has been traditionally donor funded and missionaries. Low sales to private end-users is attributed to the current economic situation in Kenya; lack of understanding of the benefits of wing technology and poor image wind pumps have due to some experimental designs.

In recent years the increase in the price of imported more traditional diesel powered borehole pumps, has in some cases exceeded the up front costs of a wind pump which is not widely known. Thus the issue of up front cost, as a disadvantage is not totally valid. Preferences of lower initial up front costs and the more familiar diesel technology to the high up front cost of wind pumps.

In Kenya, Kijito pumps are commonly used in the arid and semi-arid areas where wind resource is good and bore holes cannot be ideally pumped using diesel generators.

Past project financiers have included: ODA (now DFID), NORAD, CIDA, GTZ, USAID, Catholic Church, private Church groups, and the Government of Kenya. Of all the pumps installed in Kenya to date, most are still operational, or require a relatively small amount of maintenance or repair to get them back into pumping water again. Although the Company trains Customer's representatives in maintenance, sadly these people sometimes leave the area and the users do not follow up the minimal amount of maintenance required. This results in a Wind pump not working due to quite minor faults, like a broken pump rod, leaking rising main or worn out pump washers.