23
Mar
Foundation Sponsors KCDF’s 8th Community Open Golf Tournament
The KenGen Foundation team was delighted to hand over a cheque of Ksh. 100,000 to the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) for this year’s 8th Community Open Golf Tournament, and in celebration of the organization’s 20th anniversary of working with communities, on 20 March. The cheque, presented to KCDF’s Corporate Partnership Coordinator Ms. Purity Murugi,... Read More
20
Mar
New ‘Green’ Teachers Trained for GIC Phase III
198 teachers, including head teachers and principals from 90 schools in the semi-arid areas of Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties underwent a capacity building exercise from 1-3 March in preparation of their taking part in phase III of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge program The training, facilitated by the KenGen Foundation, Better Globe Forestry, Bamburi... Read More
14
Mar
Engaging Employees in Philanthropy by Corporate Foundations
Company employees can play a big role as contributors in Corporate Social Investment activities. A new trend in Corporate Social Investment is spreading in many companies around the world. Indeed, with the inclusion of sustainability in the overall strategic plans, most corporates have realised that employees are powerful ambassadors in their CSI agenda. And this... Read More
13
Mar
Antique Ndula To Convert To a Museum
The 92-year-old antique Ndula hydro-power station is set to become the first electric power museum in East Africa following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between KenGen, KenGen Foundation, and the National Museums of Kenya. The gazzetement of the station as a national heritage site is almost complete. The 2-Megawatt station commissioned in 1903... Read More
09
Mar
Specialized ‘Mukau Tree” Facility Set to Change Kenya’s Dry-land Landscape
Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas are set to benefit in agro-forestry resources once an In-Vitro multiplication laboratory for Mukau tree is set up at Kamburu area in Machakos County. The project is set to kick off following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between KenGen, KenGen Foundation, and Better Globe Forestry who are the... Read More
16
Feb
What it’s like to be a GIC Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
The heavy dust behind the motorbike hangs in the hot dry air long after the rider manoeuvres through the dry riverbed in this part of the semi-arid county of Embu. Despite the mid-morning scorching heat, James Mwaniki, one of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge (GIC) Monitoring & Evaluation Officers, is donned in a thick jacket... Read More
07
Feb
GIC Woodlots Already Bearing Fruit
The low hanging passion fruits tautly stretch the plant’s tender tendrils at Tulimyumbu Primary School, Machakos County. A few meters away, paw-paw leaves sway lazily in the hot dry air as if fanning the delicate fruits that are not yet ready for harvesting. The fruits trees stand out amidst the maturing Mukaus, having been intercropped... Read More
12
Jan
Judith Mbogo is Our New Ngong Community Liaison Officer
Judith Mbogo is the new KenGen Community Liaison Officer for Ngong area. Eng. Joel Ngugi, the Central Office Operation’s Manager, and Nairobi’s SCC Chairman, announced her appointment during a stakeholder’s meeting held at the DO’s office on 20 December 2016. Judith will work on community engagement activities in collaboration with the KenGen Foundation, and Ngong’s... Read More
05
Jan
Megawatt Café Opens at KenGen Pension Plaza 2
The new Megawatt Café situated at 11th floor of KenGen Pension Plaza 2 opened its doors on 5th January bringing a new culinary experience to Central Office staff. With a classy and elegant ambience, the café offers dine-in options with seating for 52, a panoramic view of Nairobi City and comfortable booth and free style... Read More
16
Dec
Mike Njeru Elected as Chairman of the East Africa Association of Grant makers
KenGen Foundation’s Managing Trustee Mike Njeru has been appointed the chairman of the East Africa Association of Grant makers, EAAG. Mike was appointed to the board during the Association’s Annual General Meeting held on 18 November 7, 2016 in Nairobi. The KenGen Foundation is part of EAAG, a voluntary membership association that brings together Trusts... Read More