Why Lessos-Kabarnet Line is a game-changer

For millions of Kenyans, the true value of electricity is what is felt in terms of aspects such as lives saved, businesses sustained, knowledge unlocked, and dignity restored. It is felt in the operating theatre when a life is saved without interruption. It is heard in the hum of a milk chiller preserving a farmer's produce and in a workshop where young people earn a living instead of drifting into despair.

The completion of the Lessos–Kabarnet Transmission Line by the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (Ketraco) will certainly touch many lives and livelihoods in that region. It is a line that carries with it opportunity and the promise of inclusive growth.