30
Apr
Foundation Donates 1,200 Tree seedlings for 7th and Final Devolution Conference
KenGen Foundation donated 1,200 tree seedlings as part of the activities for the 7th and Final Devolution Conference 2021 for a tree planting exercise held concurrently at Kwanzambu Dam in Machakos County, and Entarara Forest in Kajiado County on 30th April 2021. The event at Kwanzambu Dam was hosted by H.E the Governor of Machakos... Read More
24
Dec
KenGen’s Western Region Givers Donate Water Tanks to Sondu Community
About 70 households from Nyakach and Homabay counties were the beneficiaries of water tanks donated by the KenGen Employee Giver Initiative as part of KenGen Foundation’s Corporate Social Investment from 22 – 24 December 2020. KenGen’s Western Region Manager Eng. Alfred Abiero kicked off the exercise by handing over the timely Christmas gifts to the... Read More
04
Dec
KenGen Givers Mark #GivingTuesday by Planting 2,000 Trees
KenGen Givers from Upper Tana joined hands with the KenGen Foundation for a tree planting exercise at Murang’a County on 2 December to commemorate this year’s global #GivingTuesday. Despite the restrictions brought upon by the COVID-19 pandemic, students and teachers from Muchagara Primary School, Muchagara Secondary School, Kianjogu Primary School and Ihiga-ini Secondary School joined... Read More
03
Sep
Koguta Forest, Greener by 7,000 Tree seedlings
Over forty KenGen PLC Sondu Power Station staff Givers joined hands with the Kenya Forest Service and the local community to plant 1,000 indigenous tree seedlings at Koguta Forest, Nyakach Sub-county on 2nd September in Phase II of the afforestation exercise. Another 6,000 seedlings, courtesy of KenGen PLC, were committed to rehabilitating the degraded forest... Read More
29
Jun
Corporate Philanthropy and Personal Giving during the COVID-19 Pandemic
As parts of the world ease restrictions enforced since the spike of infections from the COVID-19 in March this year, a lot has changed. Kenya marked 100 days under the pandemic this week reaffirming that the fight against the virus is far from over. The devastating effects of the corona virus have not only been... Read More
29
Apr
KenGen PLC and KenGen Foundation Contribute Sh. 20M In Fight Against COVID-19
KenGen M.D. and CEO and the KenGen Foundation’s Chairperson Mrs. Rebecca Miano signing the cheque presented to the Kenya COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. KenGen PLC and the KenGen Foundation joined the Government of Kenya in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus through a donation of Sh20million to the Covid-19 Emergency Response Fund... Read More
16
Mar
KenGen’s Schools Green Initiative Competition Tree Growing Project Breaks Ground in Turkwel.
The KenGen Foundation in partnership with KenGen PLC and Tullow Oil launched the Schools Green Initiative Challenge tree growing competition at Turwel Gorge Primary School, West Pokot County on 11 March 2020. During the ceremony, the guest of honour, KenGen’s Chairman Mr. Joshua Choge lauded the efforts of the partnership saying, “As we celebrate the... Read More
09
Mar
Schools Green Initiative Challenge Takes Root in Turkwel with Pilot Project.
28 schools from the semi-arid counties of Turkana and West Pokot are the pioneers of the KenGen Foundation’s Schools Green Initiative Challenge tree growing competition in Turkwel following a two-day training and sensitization workshop held at the respective counties, 3rd – 5thMarch. The 14 registered schools from Turkana County and 14 schools West Pokot will compete... Read More
28
Feb
Top GIC IV Schools Feted in Tree Growing Competition.
Ielanthi, Kakunike and Ndelekeni Primary Schools were recognized as the top three schools that excelled in Phase IV of the Green Initiative Challenge (GIC) schools greening programme during the awarding ceremony held at Ielanthi Primary School, Machakos County 28th February. Ielanthi Primary School, emerged top while Kakunike Primary School, Kitui County came second. At position... Read More
07
Feb
Tree Growing Capacity Building for 100 New GIC Schools
100 schools from the semi-arid counties of Embu, Kitui and Machakos are set to be the new rivals in growing drought resistant tree species in Phase VI of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge following the 1stcapacity building that concluded on 7th February. READ: Schools Tree Planting Awards Come of Age. 200 ‘green’ teachers, including... Read More