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)

 

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