Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has bagged a gender award in recognition of its efforts to promote gender mainstreaming and women empowerment through its Pink Energy initiative. KenGen Managing Director and CEO, Rebecca Miano, said the award was a welcome encouragement and would go a long way in motivating both KenGen and other organisations to embrace gender mainstreaming. The KenGen Pink Energy initiative has achieved several milestones that include creating a conducive work environment for women, raising gender awareness, and helping institute gender mainstreaming across the company. Pink Energy is a KenGen initiative to uplift the status of women within the company. Pink Energy is anchored on three pillars: Personal development and empowerment; creating a conducive work environment and creating gender awareness.

Source: The Star March 08, 2021 13:41 UTC