At least 33,500 households in Kakamega County are set to get electricity under the government’s Last Mile connectivity program, which will cost a total of Ksh 2.1 billion.

Speaking in Lugari Constituency, Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira said the initiative will transform lives and boost businesses across the county hence spurring economic growth.

“Kakamega county alone has been allocated Ksh 2.1 billion. By December this year we expect 33,507 households to have been connected to the national electricity grid. From the funds, Lugari Constituency has been allocated Ksh 194 million to connect over 6,000 households,” he said.

Lugari lawmaker Nabii Nabwera lauded the government for the electrification program saying it will transform the socio-economic livelihoods of many of his constituents who have been living in darkness since independence.

He called on the government to ensure that each and every person in the constituency benefits from the electrification program to avert perceptions of marginalization.

“This last mile project the government is undertaking in Lugari Constituency, which comprises of Lugari and Matete Sub Counties, once complete the new connections will be 6,000 plus. This will have been possible courtesy of President William Ruto,” said Nabwera.

He requested the PS for another power line that will ensure his constituents living across the railway line benefit from power connections.

“Connecting households living across the railway line is becoming a big challenge. For instance, last year we had a power connection scheme at Kilulu area, but we could only do it in one side of the railway line and those people felt marginalized.