As an integral subsidiary of KenGen PLC, the KenGen Foundation operates with a distinct mission—to transform short-term, one-off Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives into enduring Corporate Social Investments (CSI). Our goal is to elevate CSI activities, amplifying their impact while concurrently expanding and diversifying resources for these vital projects. Registered as a trust and enjoying tax-exempt status, the Foundation stands committed to making a lasting difference.

Our motivation springs from a profound acknowledgment of the impact that power plants have on communities and the environment. KenGen PLC, as a conscientious corporate citizen, collaborates with communities to enhance their well-being, fostering enduring relationships. The Foundation concentrates its efforts within two pivotal thematic areas: Environment (SDG 13) and Education (SDG 4), aiming to complement community projects in economic empowerment and humanitarian aid.

Embarking on a strategic journey from 2023 to 2028, the KenGen Foundation is dedicated to realizing its vision through a comprehensive strategy.

Environment (SDG 13)

Conservation and Growth:

• Conserve catchment areas by planting 30 million trees by the end of 2028.
• Cultivate 20,000 trees by 2028 for private and commercial use beyond KenGen land.
• Establish commercial forests within KenGen PLC land, nurturing 201,800 trees by 2028.

Empowering Education for a Greener Tomorrow:

• Scale up the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge, involving educational institutions in planting 150,000 trees by 2028.

These afforestation endeavors will unfold through:

• Rehabilitation of catchment areas and degraded forests, focusing on the Enoosupukia Forest.
• Establishing commercial forests within KenGen PLC land.
• Expanding the School Green Initiative Challenge in educational institutions, enhancing greenhouse gas reduction.
• Cultivating trees in private farmlands for commercial and agroforestry purposes beyond KenGen land.

Education (SDG 4)

Scholarship Expansion:

• Increase scholarships for senior secondary schools from 23 to 100 per year (300% increase).
• Enhance scholarships for university students from 23 to 100 per year (300% increase).

Mentorship and Infrastructure Growth:

• Expand mentorship program reach from 200 to 300 students per year (50% increase).
• Augment infrastructure and equipment projects in learning institutions from 4 to an ambitious 40

These transformative education projects will unfold through:

• Elevating the number of scholarships for senior secondary schools and universities from 46 to 100 per year (300% increase).
• Broadening the reach of mentorship programs from 200 to 300 students per year (50% increase)
• Increasing the number of infrastructure and equipment projects in learning institutions from 4 in Horizon 1 to an impressive 40.

Arriving at the end of KenGen Kamburu Power Station’s descending tunnel, 30 young environmentalists from Ndelekeni Primary School, Machakos County, gazed in amazement at the massive machinery and rumbling turbines as they prepared for their tour of the power plant on 26 May.

The students, accompanied by their Green Teachers Raphael Mbithi and Boniface Mukanda, Head Teacher Irene Kivunzi, and Mr. Joseph Mutisya from the Teachers Service Commission, were on an educational tour of a power plant, having emerged position three in Phase III of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge tree planting competition.

Despite the din, the group was keen to catch every word from the technicians, asking questions and scribbling notes as they explained how the power plant’s control panels work.

Ndelekeni Primary School recorded the third highest in Phase III of the Schools’ Green Initiative challenge tree planting competition, beating 99 other schools in Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties to earn the trip.

The GIC is an afforestation project structured as a competition between participating schools. It involves schools planting indigenous tree for multiple benefits not limited to climate change mitigation, while creating awareness on environmental conservation and empowering communities.

Currently involving more than 600 schools at Embu, Kitui, and Machakos counties, the GIC is implemented by the KenGen Foundation in partnership with Better Globe Forestry, KenGen PLC, and other corporate partners. Due to the extreme arid weather in the project area, the GIC is dubbed as a challenge as the schools also compete in employing tree-growing innovations such as mulching and drip irrigation to earn more points against their competitors.

Ndelekeni was also awarded with a 10,000-liter water tank, cash prizes and certificates.

The first underground power station in the 7-Forks complex, Kamburu power station was constructed in the early seventies. The plant generates power from the Thiba and Tana rivers.

The students were later treated to lunch at Megawatt Café, KenGen Hydro Plaza and spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying themselves at the Matendeni club swimming pool.

“I can’t thank the KenGen Foundation and the Green Initiative Challenge project partners for making our day”, said Mercy Mwende Nduku, a class seven green studen t and member of the school’s environment club. “Ndelekeni Primary School has something to smile about as we head home from this trip”.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer

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A visit to KenGen PLC Kipevu Power Station on the second day of their excursion was an eye opener for the thirty Ielanthi Primary School students on 5^th June. The pupils were awarded an educational trip courtesy of the Schools Green Inititative Challenge for emerging tops in Phase IV of the tree planting competition.

A tour of the power station was complemented by a walking lecture of how electricity is produced at Kipevu and KenGen’s position as one of the top global sustainable power production companies. The day before, the students, together with their ‘green’ teachers, travelled for the first time on the SGR as part of the award, having arrived in the city from Machakos by bus.

In the afternoon, the students visited Haller Park, Bamburi Cement Ltd.’s rehabilitated quarry, and now a successful model of sustainable environmental management. Learning more about the various plant and animal species, the students also had a chance to explore the Butterfly House and marvel at the savagery of the resident crocodiles during a feeding session!!

Ielanthi Primary School managed to beat 99 other schools from the semi-arid counties of Embu, Machakos, and Kitui in a two-year tree planting competition at their 0.5 acre plots for survival rates. Participating schools were given 300 seedlings to compete with their counter parts in nurturing them using different approaches and innovations.

The GIC, funded by Kengen Foundation, KenGen, Bamburi Cement, and Better Globe Forestry is a 10-year project aimed at greening 500 acres in the semi-arid counties of Machakos, Kitui, and Embu while inculcating a culture of tree planting within communities.

The next day, the students visited Fort Jesus, Mombasa’s iconic landmark, and were fascinated by the rich history of the ancient Arab – Portuguese war. They attentively listened (and sometimes scribbled in their notebooks) to the local tour guide, who took his time explaining the intriguing historical journey within the massive and crumbling walls

They spent the morning taking in the breathtaking scenery of the Indian Ocean with the cool breeze found only on the recently refurbished Mama Ngina Drive.

Capping off two days of wonder and fascination, the students gleefully jumped into the swimming pool­­ on their last afternoon at the coast. The screams and shrieks from their excitement signified the ultimate pay off in their efforts to contribute in greening the country, an experience forever to be etched in their minds.

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Melia Volkensii, an endogenous hardwood and the KenGen Foundation’s School Green Initiative Challenge flagship tree species, was the main focus during a forestry stakeholders’ workshop held at the University of Nairobi, Kabete Campus held on 30^th August.

The workshop convened to discuss the challenges, benefits and way forward of cultivating Melia volkensii, was graced by the Ambassador of Belgium to Kenya His Excellency Mr. Nicolas Nihon, the Chief Executive Officer of Better Globe Forestry Mr. Jan Vandenabeele, the KenGen Foundation’s Elishibah Msengeti and Ernest Nyamasyo, and representatives from the University of Ghent (Belgium), University of Nairobi, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, International Center for Research in Agroforestry/ World Agroforestry Centre, and Kenya Forest Service among others.

Mukau, including Muveshi (S. Siamea) and Terminalia brownie, are the choice trees for the Schools Green Initiative Challenge, a unique school based afforestation project implemented by KenGen Foundation in partnership with Better Globe Forestry. The project’s main objective is the greening of over 460 acres in the semi-arid counties of Embu, Kitui and Machakos as a way of mitigating climate change and providing wood fuel and alternative income opportunities for the local communities.

Melia Volkensii (Mukau) is a tree species that is indigenous to East Africa.  In Kenya, the species grows naturally in Mbeere, Tharaka, Kitui, Mutomo, Mwingi, Makueni and Taita Taveta counties. The tree can grow to heights of up to 15m high and a diameter of 50cm over a period of 20 years.

Mukau is drought resistant and can grow with an annual average rainfall of 400-1000mm. As a hardwood, it produces good quality timber, which makes it quite marketable and is also useful as fodder, bee keeping. Leaf and fruit extract are used as insect repellent, and bio-pesticide manufacturing, while pruned branches provide farmers with good firewood.

So far over 250,000 tree seedlings have been grown through the GIC, with 40,000 more to be distributed to the new schools next year.

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Arriving at the end of KenGen Masinga Power Station’s , 30 young environmentalists from Kamathitu Secondary School, Mwingi County, gazed in amazement at the massive machinery and rumbling turbines as they prepared for their tour of the power plant on 29 September.

The students, accompanied by their Green Teachers William Mukundi and Peter Mutua, Principal Ruth Maundu, and Mr. Osman Omar, the Sub-county Director of Education, were on an educational tour of a power plant, having emerged position three in Phase V of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge tree planting competition.

Despite the din, the group was keen to catch every word from the technicians, asking questions and scribbling notes as they explained how the power plant’s control panels work.

Kamathitu Secondary School recorded the third highest in Phase III of the Schools’ Green Initiative challenge tree planting competition, beating 99 other schools in Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties to earn the trip.

The GIC is an afforestation project structured as a competition between participating schools. It involves schools planting indigenous tree for multiple benefits not limited to climate change mitigation, while creating awareness on environmental conservation and empowering communities.

Currently involving more than 600 schools at Embu, Kitui, and Machakos counties, the GIC is implemented by the KenGen Foundation in partnership with Better Globe Forestry, KenGen PLC, and other corporate partners. Due to the extreme arid weather in the project area, the GIC is dubbed as a challenge as the schools also compete in employing tree-growing innovations such as mulching and drip irrigation to earn more points against their competitors.

Kamathitu was also awarded with a 10,000-liter water tank, cash prizes and certificates.

Masinga dam is the main reservoir in 7-Forks cascade with a capacity of 1.56 billion cubic metres of water and is therefore used for water regulation for power production throughout the year. Two vertical Kaplan turbines drive two generators capable of generating 40 MW of power.

The students were later treated to lunch at Megawatt Café, KenGen Hydro Plaza and spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying themselves at the Matendeni club swimming pool.

“I can’t thank the KenGen Foundation and the Green Initiative Challenge project partners for making our day”, said Rachel Mbinya, a form four green student and member of the school’s environment club. “Kamathitu Primary School has something to smile about as we head home from this trip”.

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–Emmanuel Murgor

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Environment (SDG 13)

In alignment with Sustainable Development Goal 13, the Foundation actively engages in environmental conservation initiatives. Working in partnership with key organizations, we contribute to mitigating the effects of climate change, especially for communities reliant on rainfall. Our efforts extend to the conservation of biodiversity and the promotion of environmental awareness.

The impact of our environmental initiatives is evident in the active protection of water catchment areas nationwide, ensuring the sustainability of the country’s main water sources and supporting KenGen’s hydroelectric production.

One of our flagship projects, the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge (GIC), implemented in collaboration with Better Globe Forestry, involves 100 new schools each year since 2013. These schools, located in Machakos, Embu, and Kitui counties, participate in a tree-planting competition. The GIC’s reach extends to Turkana and West Pokot Counties, involving 28 schools to promote afforestation. Currently, 800 schools actively participate, boasting an impressive tree survival rate of 56%.

Through such initiatives, the Foundation actively contributes to mitigating the effects of global warming by combating climate change and fostering resilient ecosystems. Simultaneously, we instill a culture of conservation within the communities involved.

Kanzinwa Primary School, Kitui County, was recognized as the winner of Phase V of KenGen Foundation’s flagship environmental conservation programme the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge, a school based afforestation competition located in the semi-arid counties of Embu, Machakos and Kitui on 17 May.

Kanzinwa Primary beat 99 other competing schools in the two year competition that saw them record the highest survival rates of indigenous tree seedlings provided by project partner Better Globe Forestry.

The second runner up was Kaseve Primary School, Machakos County, with Kamathitu Secondary School in position three.

During the Award Ceremony, the project partners KenGen Kenya and Better Globe also announced the launch of GIC Phase VII, which brings on board 100 schools from Kitui, Machakos and Embu Counties. This addition brings to 700 the number of schools participating in the project since its launch in 2015.

Implemented by Kengen Foundation, KenGen Kenya and Better Globe Forestry, GIC is a 10 year program that targets to enroll 1,000 schools and greening a total of 460 acres with 324,300 tree seedlings as well as 113,956 fruit seedlings

Kanzinwa Primary School, Kitui County, was recognized as the winner of Phase V of KenGen Foundation’s flagship environmental conservation programme the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge, a school based afforestation competition located in the semi-arid counties of Embu, Machakos and Kitui on 17 May.

Kanzinwa Primary beat 99 other competing schools in the two year competition that saw them record the highest survival rates of indigenous tree seedlings provided by project partner Better Globe Forestry.

The second runner up was Kaseve Primary School, Machakos County, with Kamathitu Secondary School in position three.

Representing KenGen PLC’s MD and CEO during the event, Mr. Paul Wambugu, KenGen PLC’s Innovation Manager, lauded the efforts of the winning schools saying, ” As we celebrate our achievements in GIC it is important to recognize the devastating effects of climate change on the environment and livelihoods and to also note that through such positive actions KenGen continuously renews its commitment and goodwill towards sound environmental management at all levels”.

The Schools Green Initiative Challenge project is designed as a challenge to participating schools, mainly due to the dry weather conditions in the areas, with prizes awarded based on the highest survival rate of seedlings and use of innovation with the best performing schools standing to benefit from education scholarships, infrastructural development, water tanks and rainwater-harvesting, and cash awards, among others. This encourages school children and communities to sustainably manage the woodlots, which provides the schools with renewable sources of wood fuel, reducing pressure on surrounding vegetation and forest resources.

Implemented by Kengen Foundation and Better Globe Forestry, GIC is a 10 year program that targets to enrol 1,000 schools and greening a total of 460 acres with 324,300 tree seedlings as well as 113,956 fruit seedlings (passion and pawpaw). The programme also includes 2 capacity building sessions per year for all participating schools and comt Monitoring and Evaluation sessions per year.

The Phase V Awards are a culmination of activities that began in 2019, with the enrolment of 100 schools from the three counties.

Mr. Anthony Igecha, the Managing Trustee of the KenGen Foundation emphasised the organization’s commitment to environmental conservation through afforestation.

“Through the Foundation, KenGen as a company is committed to environmental conservation and has put substantial resources to sustainably safeguard the environment it shares with other communities at around areas of operations and the country at large.

It is with this in mind that the company continues to invest in long-term programs such as the GIC, which is dedicated to environmental conservation by promoting a tree planting culture with particular emphasis to the school children, who are indeed, the transformational agents for a better environment.”

During the Award Ceremony, the partners also announced the launch of GIC Phase VII, which brings on board 100 schools from Kitui, Machakos and Embu Counties.  This addition brings to 700 the number of schools participating in the project since its launch in 2015.

As part of the Phase VII activities, 100 “Green Teachers” and 100 Headmasters from the 100 recruited schools underwent a capacity building training on managing and nurturing their woodlots in various centres across the three counties.

“As we launch Phase VII today, we remain committed to working with the communities through such collaborations with like-minded organizations, to jointly reverse the climate change effects in Arid and Semi Arid Areas in Kenya”, added Mr. Igecha.

Participating schools plant drought resistant – multi-purpose Senna siamea (Muveshi), Melia volkensii (Mukau) and Terminalia brownii (Muuku) tree seedlings on their specially designated 0.5 to 1 acre plots. Once maintained, the trees accord the schools an opportunity to diversify their income through sale of timber as well as non-timber products.

Better Globe Forestry Managing Director Mr. Jean-Paul Deprins congratulated the winning schools saying,  “The GIC is just one of the environmental projects that the Foundation implements with partners Bamburi Cement Ltd., and Better Globe Forestry. Our efforts are now bearing fruit as we expand to West Pokot and Turkana counties with an extension of the GIC with other partners. “

The event also recognized the efforts of the “Green Teachers” from the three competing counties and also awarded certificates to the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation Officers.

The ultimate goal of the GIC is to raise the awareness and participation of school children in environmental conservation and ultimately increase the country’s forest cover to 10% that is recommended by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

The project will also contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases through carbon sequestration, and the control soil erosion by increasing topsoil infiltration and reducing run-off.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer

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Residents of Naivasha have a reason to smile after KenGen PLC through its philanthropy arm, the KenGen Foundation today donated 300 (1,000 litre capacity) water tanks to several public institutions in Naivasha sub- county as part of its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) program on 10^th February.

The initiative which is part of KenGen PLC’s commitment to address water and sanitation challenges faced by communities, especially those neighboring its power installations has so far benefitted more than 10,000 families in marginalized areas.

The tanks are expected to reduce the infection rates of waterborne and person-to-person transmission of diseases related to poor hygiene within Naivasha Sub-county; a problem that is faced by an estimated 41% of Kenya’s population.

KenGen Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, who is also the Chair of KenGen Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Rebecca Miano said, “Access to clean water is one of the most effective ways of curbing the spread and lowering the rates of waterborne and other related diseases. That is why KenGen has invested in the construction, installation and supply of water systems and water points among communities around our installations.”

Speaking during the distribution exercise, KenGen Foundation Managing Trustee, Anthony Igecha said the company has designed a Clean Water Accessibility
Program to help equip communities living around KenGen installations with best practice skills on water harvesting and storage.

Over the years, KenGen has continued to invest heavily in the construction, installation and supply of water systems and water points in Machakos, Embu, Kitui, Kisumu and other host counties across the country.

“We have a robust Corporate Social investment (CSI), strategy, which recognizes that Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) projects must be inclusive to achieve the basic human right to water and sanitation and reach the most vulnerable, while setting the tone for inclusion in other community- based projects,” said Mr. Igecha.

Through the KenGen Foundation, KenGen implements its social activities through sustainable projects focusing on three core pillars namely Education, Environment, Water and Sanitation. The Foundation complements the Company’s efforts in contributing to the general health and welfare of host communities.

Other related community-beneficial activities implemented by KenGen in partnership with key stakeholders, donors, and County Governments include building of sand dams, construction of water tanks, and provision of piped water.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer

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