American/Senegalese singer Akon has
promise to light up Kibera in Nairobi which is the largest urban slum in
Africa.
The R & B singer who first met President Uhuru Kenyatta in
Washington DC during the US-Africa Summit in August to discuss his intentions
in assisting the country with electricity, was at the State House Nairobi on
Thursday, September 18, 2014, set up a meeting with the Energy CS Davis
Chirchir, Kenya Power MD Ben Chumo, President’s Private Secretary Jomo Gecaga
and Rural Electrification CEO and agreed on specifics for implementation that
with be carried by ‘Akon Light Africa Project’.
Akon who was welcomed to the
State House by Kenya president will participate in the rural electrification
process and will hold another meeting with Rural Electrification Authority to
finalize on specifics.
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