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Last Mile Electrification

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  1. May 2026
  2. The Standard

    solar hybrid power plant in Habaswein Town, a day before he presides over the 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations in Wajir, the first time the national holiday is being marked in Northern Kenya since independence in 1963.The plant is part of the government's Last Mile Electrification

    Ruto sets aside Sh4.1bn to connect 17,000 Wajir homes to electricity
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Ruto allocates Sh4.1bn for 17,000 Wajir household electrification

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President Ruto announced Sh4.1 billion in funding to connect 17,000 households in Wajir County to the national grid during the commissioning of a solar hybrid power plant in Habaswein. The plant is part of the Last Mile Electrification initiative and includes a 54-kilometre grid extension expected to power 1,700 households and supply electricity to public facilities.

31 May 2026 · The Standard

Sunday 31 May

  1. Ruto allocates Sh4.1bn for 17,000 Wajir household electrification

    President Ruto announced Sh4.1 billion in funding to connect 17,000 households in Wajir County to the national grid during the commissioning of a solar hybrid power plant in Habaswein. The plant is part of the Last Mile Electrification initiative and includes a 54-kilometre grid extension expected to power 1,700 households and supply electricity to public facilities.

    31 May 2026 · The Standard

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