The KenGen Foundation team had a unique chance to visit Turkwel Power Station for the Employee Giver Initiative recruitment exercise from 13 – 15 February.
The event saw 30 staff members from the station subscribe to the initiative, raising the total number of Turkwell Givers to 41. This means 63% of the employees at the station are now committed to the company’s CSI activities. The area Givers also unanimously elected Bilha Chebii, Rose Amolo and Ezekiel Ngetich as the area Champions during the drive.
KenGen Foundation Snr. Fundraiser Catherine Kwena with Rose Omolo, one of the new Turkwel Giver Champions during the event.
Western Hydros area champions Hellen Onchari and Peter Ngachuro joined the Foundation team during the recruitment drive and played a huge role in sensitising and mobilizing the area staff.
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Bilha,Turkwel’s Human Resource Officer and Rose Amolo, the station’s resident cook have been active Givers since signing in 2015, while Ezekiel, who works as Turkwel Power Station’s Nursing Officer joined the initiative during the recruitment exercise.
Lydia Mbaka, the Foundation’s Administration Officer signing up a new Giver at Turkwel.
Speaking during the event, Turkwel Station Chief Engineer Andrew Chika lauded the new Givers for joining the initiative and urged them to mobilise each other in order to raise the percentage of subscribers.
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Turkwel Power Station is Kenya’s third largest with an installed capacity of 106 megawatt. The dam is the country’s largest, and is located in one of the toughest terrains in Northern Kenya, where rainfall is sparse and inter-community conflicts are sporadic.
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.
[metaslider id=3240]The Foundation, together with Turkwel Givers, has several community driven environmental activities planned for the area.
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–Ernest Nyamasyo, Communication Officer