All schools, public facilities to get electricity by July, says REA

All schools and public facilities will be connected to electricity by the end of July this year at a cost of Sh3 Billion , the Rural Electrification Authority has announced. REA operations manager Simon Mwangi says the extended rural power project will be implemented in all counties. The project has been launched. Mwangi says schools, hospitals and other facilities will get priority under a plan that is expected to spur economic growth. "We intend to ensure all Kenyans access electricity supply by the year 2020...