The government has announced that it is committed to ensuring 95 percent connectivity to Electricity by Kenyans by 2027.
Speaking in Eldama Ravine during a tree planting exercise on Friday, the State Department for Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira the current supply is at 78 percent.
“We are working with the government of Kenya, KPLC and Kengen to increase electricity supply from the current 78 percent to 98 percent of the population before the next General Election."
Further, Wachira informed the residents that the cost of electricity had gradually decreased compared to previous years.
He urged the residents to support the President’s vision for the country instead of criticizing his agendas.
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Mr. Wachira promised the area's residents that they would benefit from the Last Mile electricity connectivity programme, which is rolling out in the coming financial year.
The PS was responding to Eldama Ravine Member of Parliament Musa Sirma who complained of low connectivity rates in his constituency and called for the Last Mile effort from Tugumoi to Molo River.
Mr. Wachira reiterated the importance of environmental conservation as a mitigation measure for climate change whose effects have caused disasters in the recent past.
“Planting trees is the only medicine to mitigate the effects brought about by climate change; seven months ago we had a serious drought and now we have floods, these are the effects of climate change.”
In addition, the PS stated that the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has a target of planting 5 million tree seedlings per year in Kericho and Baringo counties and added that this will only be realized with all the partners working together.
He called on the CFAs and other stakeholders to help the Ministry reach the monthly target of about 462,000 tree seedlings.
On his part, Baringo County Deputy Governor Felix Kipng’ok urged the residents to continue planting trees even in their homes, “we can also plant fruit trees like macadamia, coffee and avocado, which will give an economic benefit.
Several state agencies participated in the exercise. The State Department for Energy donated 50,000 tree seedlings, Kenya Pipline, led by its MD Joe Sang, donated 20,000, and Kenya Power, led by its board members and MD, donated 10,000 seedlings and adopted a tree conservancy in the forest.
