Sep

Giver Initiative Welcomes Upper Tana Champions

Upper Tana Givers unanimously elected Charity Ndwiga and Yusuf Issa as the area Champions during an elaborate luncheon held at the Upper Tana Community Hall to appreciate the station’s staff contributions to KenGen’s Corporate Social Investment efforts on 7 September.

Upper Tana power station Givers during the appreciation luncheon held at the community hall.

The event also saw 16 more staff members subscribe to the initiative, raising the total number of Upper Tana Givers to 46, an indication that 45% of the power station workers are committed to the company’s CSI activities.

Charity, Upper Tana’s Administrative Assistant, has been an active Giver since signing up on April 2015, while Yusuf Issa, who works as Wanji Station’s Superintendent joined the initiative 2 years ago.

Speaking during the event, Upper Tana’s Station Manager Elijah Kibathi lauded the new Givers for joining the initiative and urged them to mobilise each other in order to raise the percentage of subscribers.

Upper Tana power station manager Elijah Kibathi addresses the Givers during the luncheon.

Mike Njeru, the KenGen Foundation’s Managing Trustee welcomed the new Givers and congratulated the newly elected champions who will serve as the area’s activities coordinators.

The Foundation’s Managing Trustee Mike Njeru welcomes the new Givers.

Upper Tana station manager Elijah Kimathi, the Foundation’s Managing Trustee Mike Njeru cut a cake with area champions Yusuf Issa and Charity Ndwiga.

Yusuf Issa gets a piece of the cake…

….Charity Ndwiga was not to be left behind...

The Employee Giver Initiative is a unique program for KenGen staff to be directly involved in the company’s CSI activities. Subscribers contribute through monetary donations, their time, and skills towards the Foundation’s three pillars of sustainability namely Education, Environment, Water and Sanitation.

The Givers recruitment and appreciation ceremonies continue at other KenGen areas over the next month.

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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer