President Uhuru Kenyatta switches on power at a Narok County resident's home. [Photo/PSCU]
626,000 households in low-income areas and informal settlements across the 47 counties will be the new beneficiaries of the second phase of the Last Mile Connectivity Programme being undertaken by Kenya power.
This will be supported by a Ksh28.5 billion funding from the World Bank and the African Development Bank.
Contractors awarded the tender are now expected to conclude the project in one and half years.
Phase one of the last mile connectivity programme which kicked off in 2015 has connected 314,200 households to power.
It will be concluded next month at a cost Ksh13.5 billion with 90% financing from the African Development Bank and 10% from the government of Kenya.
The power distributor has now rolled out phase two of the programme targeting rural areas and informal settlements spread across the 47 counties.
Under the LMCP 2, AFDB will inject 87% of the Ksh13.5 billion funding, while the government will shoulder the remaining 13% to connect 314,200 households