Samburu North MP Eli Letipila, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Energy Alex Wachira  and Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda flag of REREC project in Samburu./HANDOUT

The government is set to electrify 10,968 households in Samburu County in a move aimed at empowering residents and giving them opportunities to engage in income-generating activities.

Speaking in Baragoi and Maralal towns during the launch of last-mile electrification projects by the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Energy Alex Wachira said the initiative was part of President William Ruto’s pledge to improve the lives of people in rural areas.

Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Energy Alex Wachira speaks in Samburu county during the REREC/HANDOUT
Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda speaks in Samburu county during the REREC/HANDOUT
The PS, who was accompanied by Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda and Samburu North MP Eli Letipila, said the projects will be completed by September this year, heralding a new era of lighting up a part of the country that has remained in darkness for many years.

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Samburu North MP Eli Letipila speaks in Samburu county during the REREC/HANDOUT

During the launch, the PS flagged off materials to electrify 700 homes in Shabaa and Ngilai villages in Samburu West and Samburu North constituencies, areas with great potential to improve education and healthcare for residents.

Samburu West MP Naisula Lesuuda thanked the government for improving electrification in the area, saying residents now had more reason to continue supporting the government.

On the issue of power instability in Maralal town, the PS said the outages were caused by the transmission line currently in use, whose substation is located in Lanet, Nakuru County.

Wachira said the government was in the process of commissioning the line from Nanyuki to Rumuruti and subsequently energising the Rumuruti substation, which will then provide stable power to Maralal town