By Staff Reporter | Wajir Today |Tuesday, 27 January 2026
The national government has stepped up efforts to bring clean and reliable electricity to Wajir County, advancing a solar electrification programme.
Under the Kenya Off-Grid Solar Access Project (KOSAP), thousands of households, health facilities and water points in Wajir are set to benefit from expanded access to solar power.
The World Bank-funded project is being implemented by the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum in partnership with Kenya Power and the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation.
Speaking during a media training session in Wajir town, County KOSAP Project Officer Fahma Yussuf said the project will see 25 solar mini-grids installed across six sub-counties, including Eldas, Wajir North, Tarbaj, Wajir West, Wajir South and Wajir East.
She said the mini-grids will supply electricity to households, small businesses and public facilities in areas that have long remained off the national grid.
In addition, the project will install standalone solar systems in homes and public institutions, including 23 health dispensaries, while selected community boreholes will be fitted with solar-powered water pumping systems.
Ms Fahma said that progress had initially been slowed by land acquisition and compensation disputes but said most of the obstacles had now been resolved.
“Land-related challenges delayed implementation in some areas, but the issues have largely been addressed,” she said.
The journalists’ engagement focused on public awareness, consumer education and the role of the media in mobilising communities under the ‘Kawi Safi Mashinani’ programme.
Launched in 2019, KOSAP targets 14 marginalised counties, including Wajir, Garissa, Mandera, Turkana, Marsabit, Samburu, Isiolo and West Pokot, among others.
