WB lauds Kenya for power connectivity

Kenya Power officer attend a power line in Migori town on 18th November 2018. [Photo: Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Kenya’s rapid electricity connections in a bid to cover every household by 2020 has won the country plaudits from the World Bank.

Despite ranking behind Ethiopia and Tanzania on the continent, the country has been named among states that have made the biggest gains in the energy sector over the past decade in a report by the global lender.