{"id":1134,"date":"2026-11-07T11:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1134"},"modified":"2026-11-07T11:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:58:14","slug":"machakos-targets-30000-households-in-electricity-expansion-drive-by-cyrus-munyao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1134","title":{"rendered":"Machakos targets 30,000 households in electricity expansion drive by Cyrus  Munyao"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The County Government of Machakos is targeting approximately 30,000 households for electricity connection under a new rural electrification programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governor Wavinya Ndeti announced that the county would partner with the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) to install 100 transformers across underserved areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">photo:Courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1.png 800w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-1-767x511.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor said the county administration would invest more than Sh400 million in electricity infrastructure to expand access to power and stimulate economic activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at Maasini Market in Ndithini Ward, Ndeti said the initiative would prioritise communities that have historically experienced limited electricity connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project is expected to benefit households, small-scale traders and entrepreneurs who rely on electricity to operate businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Improved electricity access could also support educational activities, healthcare services and agricultural enterprises in rural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative forms part of broader efforts to expand energy access and improve living standards through infrastructure development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The County Government of Machakos is targeting approximately 30,000 households for electricity connection under a new rural electrification programme. Governor Wavinya Ndeti announced that the county would partner with the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) to install 100 transformers across underserved areas. photo:Courtesy The governor said the county administration would invest more than [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1136,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1134\/revisions\/1136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}