Remarks by EU Ambassador Henriette Geiger during the signing ceremony:

Today we are together to launch the start of implementation of the important Last Mile Connectivity Programme that will strongly support Kenya's goal to reach by 2030, universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services.

State House Kenya

The programme, developed under EU’s Global Gateway initiative in close cooperation with the Kenyan government and Team Europe, has an overall budget of 26 billion Kenyan shillings (€ 180 million) with financing support from AFD, EIB and the EU.

State House Kenya

Connectivity to electricity is a vital part of Kenya's development and this programme will connect 280,000 households in 32 counties to the electricity grid giving 1,500,000 Kenyans direct access to reliable supplies of electricity.

To achieve the goal of universal and sustainable electricity access, the necessary investments are high and not always commercially attractive for the private sector

The EU is supporting this connectivity programme with a major grant of 4.3 billion Kenya shillings (30 million EUR) that will help reduce the investment costs and make the project sustainable.

State House Kenya

This partnership is framed under the EU’s Global Gateway, that is the EU’s contribution to narrowing the global investment gap worldwide and to helps to tackle the most pressing global challenges, from fighting climate change, to boosting competitiveness and security of global supply chains.