Rural Electrification Authority seeks nod to hire additional employees

Rural Electrification Authority Chairman Dr. Simon Gicharu {Right} handover Documents to Peter Mbugua ,during his appointed to Rural Electrification Authority Chief Executive officer.

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) is seeking approval from the National Treasury to hire 165 workers following its adoption of a new organisation structure.

REA, which currently has 291 staff, wants to raise the number to 481 as it readies itself to support the realisation of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four agenda.