Electricity connection is critical for businesses as it powers industries, hence empowring a nation's economy.
Connectivity across counties in informal settlements indicates that Isiolo is the top connected county at 58 per cent followed by Baringo at 50 percent.
Kisumu informal settlements are the least connected at 40 per cent.
Access to electricity is important for digitalization in the informal sector because of its foundational role in enabling the adoption and utilization of digital technologies and services.
Assessment of connection in the informal establishment’s worksites across counties shows Isiolo and Baringo counties at 59.2 and 55.6 per cent, respectively.
Garissa County had the lowest proportion of electricity connections at 6.6 per cent.
The proportion of establishments accessing electricity was based on the average electricity bill, procedures undertaken to access electricity within a worksite, time taken to be connected, the official cost of connecting electricity to the work site, and the number of power outages experienced in a month.
