{"id":149075,"date":"2026-08-06T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/siaya-county-to-close-electricity-access-gap-with-ksh-2-2b-from-exchequer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T12:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:03:10","slug":"siaya-county-to-close-electricity-access-gap-with-ksh-2-2b-from-exchequer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/siaya-county-to-close-electricity-access-gap-with-ksh-2-2b-from-exchequer\/","title":{"rendered":"Siaya County to close electricity access gap with Ksh 2.2B from exchequer"},"content":{"rendered":"

The government is targeting to connect at least 25,000 households in Siaya County to the national grid with Ksh 2.2 billion invest from the exchequer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The power connection will be undertaken under the Last Mile Connectivity Project which targets rural electrification initiatives.<\/p>\n

For residents of Siaya County, the electrification programme now could not have come at a better time.\u00a0In Imbaya village, local resident Jairus Oyamo recalls how total darkness once made basic activities hazardous.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchoolchildren walking in the morning were being mugged, and cattle were being stolen as early as 8:00 PM,\u201d Oyamo said adding \u201cyou could not pursue thieves because the village was completely dark.<\/p>\n

But with these new streetlights, night feels just like day, he says adding \u201ceven at 2:00am , if someone is sick, you can safely take them to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project has also significantly reduced the financial barrier to connection for rural families.<\/p>\n

Richard Owino Golwa, a resident of Luanda Komolo village in North Alego location, Alego Usonga, noted that main power line connections were previously far beyond the reach of average households.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy neighbour was asked for sh. 10,000 just for the drop line, and another neighbor further up was given a quotation of sh. 70,000 for a single pole,\u201d Golwa explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, we received the main electricity connection for free. we only paid to wire our own homes. We no longer struggle or travel just to charge our phones or lanterns,\u201d says a happy Golwa<\/p>\n

Beyond safety and household convenience, grid access is sparking local economic ambitions. Ruth Anyango Otieno, also a resident of Luanda Komollo, expressed her relief and outlined plans to launch a local enterprise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am truly thankful to the government,\u201d Otieno said. \u201cMy plan now is to buy a posho mill to set up here so I can serve the community and help people access milling services nearby.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor younger community members, the transition away from kerosene lamps (nyangile) marks a dramatic shift in daily quality of life.<\/p>\n

Evelyne Achieng\u2019 shared her gratitude for the development, emphasizing the heightened sense of safety across neighboring compounds. \u201cWe used to rely on small kerosene lamps and couldn\u2019t walk around alone at night,\u201d Achieng said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we have real security. Even if you step out at night to visit another home, everything is clear and safe. We never imagined we would get electricity right in our homes, and I hope the government extends this to other areas too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the technical scope of the rollout, Nicholas Gwadi, who assists in coordinating Last Mile initiatives in Siaya County, highlighted the rapid growth in coverage.<\/p>\n

Historically, rural electrification coverage in Siaya stood at less than 20 percent, says Gwadi adding \u201cright now, we have passed 50% a jump of nearly 30 to 40% in less than two years.<\/p>\n

Gwadi says that the narrative has shifted from \u2018We have never seen it\u2019 to \u2018We haven\u2019t been reached yet.\u2019<\/p>\n

He says that work is ongoing across multiple fronts, including solar-powered streetlighting programs designed to cut energy bills for the county and curb transformer and wire vandalism.<\/p>\n

Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi reaffirmed the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring no region is left behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Assembly allocated a specific budget of Ksh 2.2 billion to Siaya County for rural electricity expansion,\u201d CS Wandayi stated adding the money is sufficient to connect some 25,000 households in Siaya county this year alone\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the coming financial year,\u201d Wandayi says, \u201cI am confident parliament will allocate additional funds to build on this momentum.\u201d<\/p>\n

With installation work moving forward across sub-counties like Ugenya, Rarieda, Bondo, Ugunja, Alego Usonga, and Gem, local leaders and residents alike view the energy rollout as a vital foundation for Siaya\u2019s long-term economic development and public safety.<\/p>\n

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The government is targeting to connect at least 25,000 households in Siaya County to the national grid with Ksh 2.2 billion invest from the exchequer. The power connection will be undertaken under the Last Mile Connectivity Project which targets rural electrification initiatives. For residents of Siaya County, the electrification programme now could not have come […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-149075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}