11
Apr
KenGen Education Scholarship Success Story: Enoch Chiancaiseck
Enoch Chiancaiseck, from Nyatik, Migori County is an alumnus of the KenGen’s Education Scholarships programme. A former student at Agenga Secondary School, class of 2009, he was awarded a full University scholarship after qualifying to join Karatina University where he pursued a degree in Tourism Management of which he graduated with First Class honours. The fifth born son in a family... Read More
10
Apr
Exemplary Performance in KCSE from Class of 2015
The class of 2015 of KenGen Education Scholarships students’ turned an exemplary performance in the KCSE results. Wambua Jeremiah Mutinda, from Alliance Boys High School led the pack with an A, earning him a direct fully paid for scholarship to a public university as per our policy. He was followed by Masinde Samson Mzera, Wanjiru... Read More
07
Apr
Exciting Rewards for Winners of Schools Green Initiative Challenge Phase I
St. Martin Kaewa Secondary School, Machakos, beat their rivals to emerge the winners of phase I of the schools Green Initiative Challenge and win the coveted prize of a fully paid for educational trip to Mombasa. The three-day trip saw 30 students and their teachers visit our very own Kipevu Power Station, the largest diesel... Read More
07
Apr
Employee Giver Report: Impressive numbers so far
The KenGen Employee Giver initiative has evolved ever since its launch in January 2015 with the current number of subscriptions standing close to 600, a clear indication that more KenGen staff are embracing the scheme. Currently, Central Office leads with the total monthly contributions standing at Ksh. 498,400, followed by Olkaria with Ksh. 229,600. Lower... Read More
07
Apr
Growing the Wonder Trees of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge
The barren and desolate environment of some parts of Kitui replicates itself in some parts of Machakos and Embu counties, the location of KenGen’s 7-Forks power plants. Scattered haphazardly in the landscape are simplified brick kilns, some broken down and long abandoned, while others still spouting wisps of smoke… evidence of illegal and rampant charcoal... Read More
07
Apr
Green Initiative Challenge Expansion Project kicks off with Participating Schools Receiving Tree Seedlings
In anticipation of the annual short rains in April, all the schools participating in the Green Initiative Expansion Project in Embu, Kitui and Machakos counties have received the seedlings of the trees of choice in the “greening” competition, March 2016. The distribution was carried out to coincide with the long rains and after our monitoring... Read More
07
Apr
“Green Teachers” Benefit from Green Initiative Challenge Capacity Building Exercise
In preparation for the kick-off of the GIC Phase 2, school patrons and teachers from institutions participating in the program benefited from capacity building sessions held at various centres in the three counties of Kitui, Machakos & Embu. The training facilitated by the sponsors KenGen Foundation, Better Globe Forestry and Bamburi Cement empowered the participants... Read More
07
Apr
St. Martin Kaewa’s Journey to becoming GIC Champions
When the KenGen Foundation first brought Melia volkensii and Senna ciamea seedlings to St. Martin Kaewa Secondary School, Machakos County, two years ago, the head teacher, Mrs. Margaret Kitavi, presumed that it was for the routine seedlings distribution that the company was doing to local institutions around its areas of operation. Little did she know... Read More
16
Mar
Storing water in sand gives communities water throughout the year
To outsiders, there is little hope to many parts of Kitui County. Poor weather patterns have seemingly rendered the community to the deplorable fate of constant water shortage. But the situation is different in some villages, thanks to simple rainwater harvesting innovations called sand dams. The KenGen team was on a ‘look and learn’ tour... Read More
04
Mar
Eye Opener Trip For KenGen Foundation and Eastern Hydros Staff
Imagine expansive villages in one of the driest parts of the country where each family has its own water dam, and where owning the same is an important status symbol. And did you know that crops don’t need rain to grow, they need water. Simple farming and water harvesting techniques at the Christian Impact Mission’s... Read More