26
Apr
48 Students Awarded KenGen Education Scholarships 2017
23 secondary schools students and 25 university students are the new beneficiaries of the KenGen Education Scholarships program after they were presented with the awards in a colourful ceremony held at Starehe Boys Centre on 25 April. This is the twelfth batch that KenGen has awarded education scholarships. Hosted by the KenGen Foundation, the scholarships... Read More
14
Apr
Central Office Boosts Givers numbers
The KenGen Employee Giver Initiative has welcomed 60 new subscribers from the Central Office during the recruitment drive carried out last week. And in a befitting appreciation, the Foundation hosted the old and new members to a colourful cocktail held at the 11th floor of KenGen Pension Plaza 2 on April 12 This brings the... Read More
12
Apr
Foundation Engages Community over Ndula Museum
The Thika East community together with the area leaders attended a briefing session on the proposed conversion of the historic Ndula Power to a museum held at Kolping Vocational Training Centre, Kilimambogo on April 11. The briefing was made by a team from KenGen, KenGen Foundation and the National Museums of Kenya. The three parties... Read More
08
Apr
Giver Initiative Welcomes 10 New Subscribers from Kipevu
10 new ‘Givers’ from Kipevu Power Station subscribed to the KenGen Employee Giver Initiative during the recruitment and appreciation exercise carried out by the KenGen Foundation team from 4-7 April. This brings the number of Givers from the station to 63. During the luncheon held in honour of the coast region Givers, the station’s Operations... Read More
03
Apr
New ‘Givers’ Sign Up at Western Hydros
The KenGen Foundation team signed up 21 new subscribers to the KenGen Employee Giver Initiative from Western Hydros during a recruitment exercise carried out at Sondu Miriu, Gogo, and Muhoroni power stations from 28-31 March. The success of the recruitment exercise also saw Sondu Miriu’s Operations Manager Eng. Frank Konuche sign up to the Giver... Read More
03
Apr
KenGen Foundation and Western Hydros Givers ‘Green’ Katuk-Odeyo with 1,000 Trees
The scorching sun did not deter KenGen Western Hydros staff, Givers, and community members from Nyakach Sub-county from planting over 1,000 trees at Katuk-Odeyo as part of the KenGen’s Corporate Social Investment activities on March 30. Led by Sondu Miriu’s Operations Manager Frank Konuche, and the Foundation’s Managing Trustee Mike Njeru, the team joined Proffessor... Read More
23
Mar
Foundation Sponsors KCDF’s 8th Community Open Golf Tournament
The KenGen Foundation team was delighted to hand over a cheque of Ksh. 100,000 to the Kenya Community Development Foundation (KCDF) for this year’s 8th Community Open Golf Tournament, and in celebration of the organization’s 20th anniversary of working with communities, on 20 March. The cheque, presented to KCDF’s Corporate Partnership Coordinator Ms. Purity Murugi,... Read More
20
Mar
New ‘Green’ Teachers Trained for GIC Phase III
198 teachers, including head teachers and principals from 90 schools in the semi-arid areas of Embu, Machakos and Kitui counties underwent a capacity building exercise from 1-3 March in preparation of their taking part in phase III of the Schools’ Green Initiative Challenge program The training, facilitated by the KenGen Foundation, Better Globe Forestry, Bamburi... Read More
14
Mar
Engaging Employees in Philanthropy by Corporate Foundations
Company employees can play a big role as contributors in Corporate Social Investment activities. A new trend in Corporate Social Investment is spreading in many companies around the world. Indeed, with the inclusion of sustainability in the overall strategic plans, most corporates have realised that employees are powerful ambassadors in their CSI agenda. And this... Read More
13
Mar
Antique Ndula To Convert To a Museum
The 92-year-old antique Ndula hydro-power station is set to become the first electric power museum in East Africa following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between KenGen, KenGen Foundation, and the National Museums of Kenya. The gazzetement of the station as a national heritage site is almost complete. The 2-Megawatt station commissioned in 1903... Read More