Students from Mwea Primary School during a visit to Olkaria Power Station. The School won second place during GIC phase I.

Schools in Nakuru County are the new focus of the Schools Green Initiative Challenge –GIC, as consultations continue between KenGen Foundation and the Olkaria Environmental team to launch the program in the area this year.

The two teams held their latest planning meeting on August 10 and discussed on the progress of launching the tree planting competition in the area as part of addressing the Nakuru county’s deforestation problem as well as realising the Company’s Corporate Social Investment objectives.

The Foundation team was led by Senior Programmes Officer Anthony Igecha, while Mike Chege, Douglas Gichangi, and Alphonse Cheruiyot represented the Olkaria Environmental team.

“It is within the company’s mandate to be at the forefront on environmental conservation issues in Nakuru County due to the expansion of geothermal exploration at Olkaria, said Anthony adding that the Foundation had a duty of nurturing Nakuru’s young people and students to become future environmental ambassadors. The GIC, he noted, is one of the best platforms for this purpose as evidenced in its wide adoption in Embu Machakos and Kitui counties.