The Kenya Power Foundation has committed Ksh 20 million to a series of nationwide community projects under its Wezesha Jamii programme, reinforcing the company’s dedication to sustainable social impact.
Wezesha Jamii, an employee-driven initiative, seeks to strengthen community relations and support impactful projects across the country.
According the official, the programme will fund over 20 initiatives spanning education, healthcare, environmental conservation, and social welfare sectors.
Speaking during the Foundation’s Luku Safi event in Nairobi, Kenya Power Foundation Patron and Chairperson Logan Christi Hambrick highlighted the significance of the projects.
“Wezesha Jamii is all about enabling our communities to do more and become better. By supporting schools, health programmes, and key environmental projects, we are championing dignity and creating empowered societies,” she said.
Hambrick emphasized that the Foundation’s mission is to transform lives through sustainable, inclusive, and impactful social investments.
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“Through our Education and Skills Development Pillar, we aim to renovate classrooms, construct sanitation facilities, build ICT laboratories, and upgrade dormitories. Beyond education, we are promoting community wellness through medical camps, health facility renovations, and provision of assistive equipment for differently-abled children,” she added.
The initiative will benefit several institutions, including Kakamega High School, Mabanga RC Primary School (Bungoma), Muguna Comprehensive School (Siaya), Wikoteng Primary School (Homa Bay), Nyamuga Comprehensive School (Rongo), Chief Mbogori Girls’ High School, Lamu Girls Secondary School, Rabai Secondary School, Kabarnet High School (Baringo), and Chepngochoch Primary and Junior Secondary School (Uasin Gishu).
In partnership with the Ficha Uchi Organisation, the Foundation also donated 250 school uniforms to pupils from Kangemi and Dagoretti Muslim Primary Schools. Over the past three years, the Luku Safi initiative has distributed more than 1,000 uniforms, a move aimed at restoring dignity to learners.
Ficha Uchi Executive Director of, Billian Ojiwa noted that the initiative helps build inclusive communities where no child is left behind. Additionally, the programme supports local livelihoods by empowering tailors who produce the uniforms, ensuring that community kindness translates into sustainable economic opportunities.
By Obegi Malack
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