Kenya Power has announced a major boost for youth, women, and people living with disabilities (PWDs) after awarding them contracts worth Ksh3.5 billion in the financial year ending June 30, 2025 a record-breaking achievement for the company.
These groups fall under the government’s Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) program, which requires public institutions to set aside at least 30 percent of their procurement budget for them. The goal is simple: give groups that often face economic barriers a fair chance at doing business with the government.
For many, the jump in contract value is nothing short of encouraging. Just a year earlier, Kenya Power had awarded Ksh614 million to the same groups. This year’s Ksh3.5 billion marks one of the strongest commitments to inclusive public procurement in nearly a decade.
According to Kenya Power, youth-owned businesses received the biggest slice of the pie at Ksh2.2 billion, followed by women-owned enterprises at Ksh1.25 billion, while PWD-owned companies secured Ksh66.7 million.
John Ngeno, Kenya Power’s General Manager for Supply Chain and Logistics, said the company now wants to deepen engagement with these groups to ensure even more of them can successfully bid for tenders.
“We’ve seen that businesses owned by PWDs often lag behind the others,” Ngeno explained. “We want to use our training forums not just to teach them how to bid, but also to listen really listen to the challenges they face so we can find solutions that work for them.”
Kenya Power added that the 2024/25 results are the strongest the utility has recorded in eight years. The company says it will continue partnering with financial institutions to help these special groups access the funding they need to deliver on the tenders they win.
For many young entrepreneurs, women in business, and PWD-owned enterprises, this marks more than just numbers on a report it represents opportunity, confidence, and a seat at the table in Kenya’s economic space.
