[PHOTOS] 101 residents benefit as Kindiki commissions power project in Kieni

DP Kithure Kindiki commissions last mile electricity connection in Aguthi village in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County/DPCS

Deputy president Prof Kithure Kindiki on Friday commissioned a rural electrification project at Aguthi Village in Kieni constituency, Nyeri County, connecting 101 residents to electricity.

The DP was flanked by Energy PS Alex Wachira and several members of parliament from Nyeri County.

DP Kithure Kindiki welcomed at the home of 73-year-old Lydia Wairimu in Aguthi village in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County/DPCS

The project, implemented by the Rural Electrification and Renewable Corporation (REREC), is expected to breathe life into agricultural and economic activities in this sleepy village.

In Kieni Constituency, Sh164 million has been allocated to connect 1,163 households, including 101 homes in Aguthi Village.

DP Kithure Kindiki switches power at the house of 73-year-old Lydia Wairimu in Aguthi Village, Kieni constituency in Nyeri County/DPCS

Residents, including 73-year-old Lydia Wairimu, are now engaging in chicken rearing more efficiently, thanks to the power connection.

DP Kithure Kindiki having a sit-down at the home of 73-year-old Lydia Wairimu after connecting her house to power in Aguthi Village, Kieni Constituency, Nyeri county/DPCS

Kindiki promised the residents that the government was keen to connect 10,000 Nyeri residents to electricity this year.

73-year-old Lydia Wairimu at her chicken farm that is now connected to electricity in Aguthi village in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County/DPCS

He said the government will connect more than one million customers to the national grid in the next 20 months in the last-mile connectivity program underway across the 290 constituencies.

DP Kithure Kindiki gifted chicken by Lydia Wairimu after connecting power to her house in Aguthi Village in Kieni constituency, Nyeri county/DPCS

This will raise the number of households connected to electricity from 2.5 million in 2013 to 9 million in 2025.

In Nyeri County, Sh733 million has been allocated for more connections this year.

DP Kithure Kindiki addresses residents after commissioning the last mile electricity connection in Aguthi village in Kieni Constituency/DPCS

PS Alex Wachira addresses residents after the commissioning of the last mile electricity connection in Aguthi village in Kieni Constituency, Nyeri County/DPCS