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State's stalled cheap electricity project gets Sh27b shot in arm

Kenya power technicians installing a transformer at Ibutuka village in Mbeere North, Embu County. [Murithi Mugo, Standard]

Kenya Power plans to connect 280,473 homes in 32 counties with cheap electricity under the controversial Last Mile Connectivity Project starting in November.

The latest phase of the State and development partners-backed project, which links homes to the national grid under a subsidised arrangement, will be funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union (EU) at a cost of Sh26.8 billion.

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