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President William Ruto flanked by Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir, Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira, Wajir Governor Ahmed Abdullahi and other leaders during the commissioning of a solar hybrid power plant in Habaswein Town, Wajir County, on Sunday, May 31. [PCS]
President William Ruto has set aside Sh4.1 billion to connect 17,000 households in Wajir County to the national grid.
Ruto made the announcement on Sunday while commissioning a 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 initiative and anchors a 54-kilometre grid extension developed by the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC), linking Habaswein, Lagdima, Qanchara, Samattah and Lagbogol to the national grid.
