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President William Ruto when he flagged the Sh616 million project in Lamu County on May 22, 2026. [Courtesy, REREC]
President William Ruto has announced that 1,667 families in Lamu County will gain access to electricity by the end of this year, in a government program valued at Sh616 million shillings.
Ruto made the announcement while flagging off electrification materials belonging to the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) in Hindi, Lamu County.
The President who is on a four-day coastal region tour said that the initiative is part of a wider plan to connect 53,000 households across the region to the national grid.
