In a colorful ceremony held at Starehe Boys Centre, 20 secondary school students and 21 university students were awarded sponsorship during the Annual KenGen Education Scholarships Awards on 18 April. This is the 13^th batch that the Company is awarding education scholarships.

Hosted by the KenGen Foundation, the event was graced by KenGen’s Chairman Mr. Joshua Choge; Eng. Simon Ngure – representing KenGen’s MD & CEO; Supply Chain Director Philip Yego; and Josphat Mwaura, Member of Managing Committee Starehe Boys Centre and CEO of KPMG.

Speaking during the award ceremony, Eng. Ngure reiterated the value of hard work to the scholarship recipients adding that he too was a beneficiary of the programme.

“Coming from a humble background myself, I know all to well the struggles that you go through looking for schools fees to fund your education. KenGen has so far invested over 300 million in education scholarships and other related activities towards nurturing tomorrow’s workforce and leaders, and for this we should be grateful”, he said.

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On his part, the KenGen Chairman, Mr. Joshua Choge encouraged the secondary schools students to choose relevant courses that will be marketable once they graduate to university, adding, “Through the Education Scholarships Programme, KenGen is nurturing a generation with adequate skills and know-how, capable of tackling intricate challenges of the modern world, ultimately make our country enjoy a thriving economy to sustain a strong society free from the burden of poverty and social injustice”.

The Education Scholarships Awards comes after three days of the KenGen Foundation Annual Mentorship, now in its fifth year.

The KenGen Foundation Annual Mentorship aims at guiding the scholarships beneficiaries into becoming academic giants, while at the same time encouraging the discovery of talents and nurturing of life skills to provide for a balanced approach in achieving transformational leadership.

Opinion leaders, motivational speakers, and distinguished achievers of the various industries engage the students in group lectures, interactive meetings, and team building exercises.

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Paul Kevin, a KenGen Education Scholarships Alumni gave a moving narration of his journey through the programme until employment into the Company. He encouraged the participants to focus, work hard, and not give up despite the challenges. Other KenGen staff who addressed the students included Henry Ithiami, the Quality & Safety Manager, and James Obondo, KenGen’s Chief Administration Officer, Medicare.

Guest artist Wahu Kagwi gave an emotional talk on how building confidence can change the participants’ outlook on life.

The KenGen Education Scholarship program offers learning opportunities for bright needy secondary and university students selected from the communities living near the Company’s power installations. The scholarships offer the beneficiaries opportunities to achieve academic excellence while at the same time opening doors to great careers and better futures. Currently the program has 81 university students, and 99 secondary students in various high schools and universities.

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Eight of the students have being sponsored by contributions from the KenGen Employee Giver Initiative, and four others from one of our project partners, Bamburi Cement Ltd.

The KenGen Foundation wishes all the scholarships beneficiaries success in their education.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer