Stimulate industrial growth to lower high cost of electricity

High-voltage power lines at sunset. [Getty Images]

Kenya has made significant strides in expanding its electricity infrastructure over the past two decades, according to the World Bank. The country's installed capacity has increased from less than 1,000 Megawatts (MW) in 2000 to the current 3,000 MW, and the percentage of the population with access to electricity has risen from 18 per cent in 2010 to approximately 70 per cent in 2020.

Additionally, the government has been diversifying its energy sources to other renewable energy resources such as geothermal, wind and solar which have shielded the country from vulnerability to drought in the generation of electricity.