President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto during a past press briefing at State House on July 4, 2013. Photo/FILE
The government will ensure that there is
transparency in undertaking key projects in the country, President
Uhuru Kenyatta has said.
A statement sent to newsrooms
on Tuesday said the Kenyan Government will continue partnering with the
private sector in its development agenda.
"Transparency
and accountability are key to the success of any economic venture,"
President Kenyatta said during a meeting with General Electric Company
CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt at State House, Nairobi.
The
President also urged American companies to emulate China by setting up a
system which will help identify and finance companies involved in mega
projects.
POWER PLANTS
General
Electric Company is partnering with Kenyan government in setting up one
of the largest wind generation project to develop 1,000 megawatts of
power in the country.
The
60.8MW Kinangop Wind Park is set to come online in the middle of 2015,
and is one of the several wind and geothermal projects in Kenya, where
the government has pledged to ramp up output to meet growing demand for
electricity.
Another plant, the 300MW Lake Turkana Wind
Power project, is expected to be completed in 2016 and will overtake
Kinangop as the biggest wind farm in Kenya.
The power plants are part of Kenya’s plans to fill a power supply shortfall.
Kenya plans to spend as much as $50 billion over the next 20 years to meet a 14 percent annual increase in electricity demand
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