The Managing Director and CEO of KenGen PLC Mrs. Rebecca Miano donated 35 energy-saving jikos through the KenGen Foundation to women groups in Poro Ward, Samburu West Constituency, Samburu County on 29 September. Speaking during the event, the KenGen Foundation’s Managing Trustee Anthony Igecha said that the donation is one of the measures KenGen is... Read More

The scorching October sun was a stark reminder for 148 ‘green’ teachers, including school principals, on the need to embrace environmental conservation in the semi-arid counties of Kitui, Embu, and Machakos. The teachers were attending a three-day capacity building workshop courtesy of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge from October 13 – 15. The workshop saw... Read More

The sustainable management of the schools’ tree nurseries and woodlots will provide them with a renewable source of wood fuel thus reducing pressure on surrounding vegetation and forest resources. It also accords the schools an opportunity to diversify their income through the sale of timber & non-timber products. The afforestation project is designed as a... Read More

Thua Primary School, Kitui County, and Kwawanzil Secondary School, Machakos County, are set to benefit from the construction of a chain link fence and a new classroom respectively courtesy of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge afforestation project. During the projects handover meeting with the contractors, KenGen’s representative Timothy Mwilali and KenGen Foundation Communication Officer Ernest... Read More

The beautiful but sparsely populated terrains of West Pokot and Turkana counties are dotted with shrubs and scraggly bushes, creating an illusion of emptiness, broken occasionally by lone herdsmen with goats and camels searching for pasture and water. The area is best described as semi-arid. With very few options, charcoal burning is one of the... Read More