The Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has launched a food drive worth Ksh10 million targeting the most affected counties.
The Company’s Ag. Managing Director and CEO, Abraham Serem, the food donations were targeted to marginalized communities and special interest groups such as people living in disability, children, and women.
The nine counties targeted for the campaign include Machakos, Embu, Kilifi, Turkana, Nakuru, West Pokot, Migori, Kajiado, and Kitui where KenGen has an active presence as host counties of various power installations.
KenGen has already distributed food to over 200 schools to help keep students in class.
Speaking during the flag-off of the food donation caravans to various counties, Mr. Serem said the failure in rains had also affected most of the KenGen power generation plants which he said relied on water to produce electricity.
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“Failure of the long and short rains in 2022 has greatly affected us in the hydropower stations where we have not been able to operate at full capacity due to low inflows of water in the large dams that feed our hydropower stations,” said Mr. Serem.
Embu Senator Alexander Mundingi commended the power generating company for supporting communities.
“I want to commend KenGen for the good relations with the community, especially in efforts of water provision towards the community which was very scarce. I want to thank KenGen for the partnership they have had with both the County and National Government as well as the communities around them through their CSR program,” said Senator Mundingi.