Nyandarua Set to Benefit From Sh1.6 Billion Last-Mile Electricity Connectivity Programme
Thousands of residents in Nyandarua County are set to benefit from a Sh1.6 billion rural electrification programme.
Energy PS Alex Wachira launches the Marewa Village Electrification Project in Nyandarua County. Photo/Courtesy
By Ruth Sang
Thousands of residents in Nyandarua County are expected to benefit from a Sh1.6 billion last mile electricity effort , meant to widen access to power in places that have been overlooked. Kinda rural electrification, you know, focused on connecting households that have long been left out from the national power grid and improving their access to dependable electricity.
The money was released under the government’s Last-Mile Connectivity Programme, a plan designed to bring more homes onto the grid and to make sure power is not just available but also reliable. Now, from that total amount, Ol Kalou Constituency will get Sh204 million, which is expected to help bring electricity connections to more than 1,700 households.
Speaking when the programme was launched at Manyatta Village in Rurii Ward, Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira said the government is still serious about reaching remote communities, and those areas that were previously underserved, so that they can finally get connected.
“The government is determined to ensure remote and previously neglected villages are connected to the national power grid,” Wachira said.
He said this during the commissioning of the Marewa Village Electrification Project in Ol Kalou Constituency, and he made it sound pretty clear that the change is meant to trickle into daily life. According to him, the initiative should boost livelihoods , and also speed up economic development in the area, mainly because households and local businesses will be able to use reliable power.
For the Marewa electrification, the expectation is to connect at least 106 households to electricity. Wachira also urged residents to make proper use of these new connections, not just switch on lights and done, but actually use the power to improve both economic activities and social wellbeing.
“We encourage residents to take advantage of the electricity supply to grow businesses , improve education for their children and enhance their overall quality of life,” he added.
Overall, the rural electrification programme sits inside the government’s wider push to expand infrastructure, and to support inclusive growth in rural communities, across the country.
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