EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS ON ELECTRICITY ACCESS IN RURAL KENYA

Abstract

Purpose: The study sought to investigate the effect of institutional reforms in the electricity subsector on rural electrification. Introduction: Access to electricity in rural areas is very important to the beneficiary households, the community and the economy at large. Indeed, one of the elements upon which the realization of Kenya’s Vision 2030 is hinged on, is the access to electricity. Cognizant of this, the government of Kenya has over the years implemented various institutional reforms through regulatory agencies like Rural Electrification Authority, Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority and Kenya power to accelerate the adoption of electricity in rural areas.