MEP Kenya Visit Itinerary
Day 1 - rural energy needs
Mid-West Kenya, near Kisumu
- The reality of energy poverty - firewood collection, cooking and smoke inhalation
- Making a difference - fuel-efficient cook stoves and smoke hoods (GIZ and Practical Action)
Day 2 - urban energy needs
Nairobi and the Kibera urban settement
- Meeting with Deputy DG of UNEP
- Meeting with Kenyan Parliamentary Energy Committee
- Energy from waste – bio-gas in urban settlements (Umande Trust)
- Evening Dinner with YES Kenya – Green Teams young energy entrepreneurs
Day 3 - local energy enterprise
Mai Mahiu and Nairobi
- Energy powering development - boosting energy entrepreneurship (Lighting Africa)
- Fuelling local development - charcoal briquettes (Practical Action)
- Session with Energy experts from EC Delegation
Day 4 -sustaining success
Nairobi and Kathamba, Central Kenya
- Meeting with Head of EU Delegation
- Harnessing the power of nature – pico hydro schemes (Practical Action)

