More than 10,000 people in Turkana County are set to benefit from the supply of clean and energy-efficient cooking stoves, through a partnership between the County Government and the USAID-sponsored BOMA Project.

USAID BOMA Programmes Manager, Simon Wangu, said that 10,950 people were expected to benefit.

The partners agreed to jointly implement beneficiary mapping, user sensitisation, and staff capacity building to ensure the sustainability of knowledge transfer.

The programme is expected to be rolled out in the coming months after a series of joint community engagement meetings with the county government.

Additionally, the programme will adopt a cluster mapping system for the identification of beneficiaries across the county.

‘Together with the County, we will supply 2,800 clean cooking stoves to the community cluster to promote the uptake and utilisation of clean energy at the household level,’ Wangu said.

County Chief Officer for Energy, Triza Amoni, emphasised that the initiative aligns with the c
ounty’s broader goal of transitioning to green and renewable energy across all sectors in Turkana.

Amoni noted that while much of the county’s focus has been on green energy solutions for health and educational institutions, as well as developing a fully functional energy hub, the BOMA Project’s focus on household-level energy consumption is a welcome complement to ongoing efforts.

Present during the meeting were Jackson Lojore (Director for Energy and Petroleum Production), and Ronald Kerebur (Electrical Inspector).

Source: Kenya News Agency