{"id":828,"date":"2026-10-13T18:19:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=828"},"modified":"2026-10-13T18:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:19:18","slug":"ruto-launches-sh2-5-billion-last-mile-electricity-project-in-north-rift-by-delson-visaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=828","title":{"rendered":"Ruto Launches Sh2.5 Billion Last-Mile Electricity Project in North Rift By Delson Visaho"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791915421955.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791915421955.jpg 720w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1791915421955-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President William Ruto on Tuesday commissioned a Sh2.512 billion last-mile electrification programme targeting more than 12,000 households in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo counties. <br><br>The projects form part of the government\u2019s broader push to raise national electricity connectivity above 90 percent before the next general election. Speaking in Marakwet East, the President said reliable power would open new opportunities for small businesses, schools and health centres in the region.<br><br>The scheme will extend the national grid to remote villages that have relied on solar lanterns and diesel generators for years. Officials from the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation confirmed that construction of transformers and distribution lines has already begun in several locations. <br><br>Local leaders welcomed the investment, describing it as a long-overdue boost for economic activity in the North Rift.<br>Residents who spoke at the launch site said access to electricity would allow them to run irrigation pumps, refrigerate milk and keep shops open later into the evening. <br><br>Women groups in particular expressed hope that power would ease the burden of collecting firewood and improve security after dark. The President directed implementing agencies to complete the connections within the next 18 months.<br><br>Government data shows that similar last-mile projects completed in other counties have already raised average household incomes by supporting micro-enterprises. Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi said the North Rift package is one of several planned for arid and semi-arid areas still lagging behind in connectivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President William Ruto on Tuesday commissioned a Sh2.512 billion last-mile electrification programme targeting more than 12,000 households in Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo counties. The projects form part of the government\u2019s broader push to raise national electricity connectivity above 90 percent before the next general election. Speaking in Marakwet East, the President said reliable power would [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=828"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":834,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/828\/revisions\/834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}