Kenya's rural electrification programme, which accelerated dramatically in the 2010s under the Last Mile Connectivity Project, transformed life in villages across the country. In 2013, only about 23 percent of Kenyans had access to electricity. By 2021, the figure had risen to over 75 percent.
Families who had used kerosene lamps for generations plugged in for the first time. Children could study after dark. Small businesses could use power tools.
Cold storage for food became possible. The transformation was incomplete and uneven, but the change it brought to the daily lives of millions was profound.