| dc.description.abstract | Limited emphasis has been given towards understanding the different uses to which electricity is
used for in slums in Kenya. Despite the enormous populations of many slums, the per-capita
demand in informal settlement is quite small compared to that in regular settlements. Reaching
slum residences requires a substantial investment in the expansion of the electricity distribution
network, but the potential payoff is small. This therefore means that electricity utility companies
such as Kenya Power have little incentive to expand their distribution networks to slums. As such
the energy needs and uses to which the urban poor employ energy for have greatly been
overlooked and thus no clear understanding of the uses of electricity in urban slums. This study
has investigated the influence of the Kenya Power Slum Electrification programmes has had on
the people of Munyaka informal settlement in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County. The study employed
an exploratory research design utilising the mixed method of quantitative and qualitative
approaches. A sample of 311 respondents was selected for the study with Systematic sampling
procedures being used to select the sample. The study used questionnaires, interviews and
document analysis to collect data. The findings revealed that subsidized connection fee was
positively and significantly correlated with electricity usage a Pearson‟s correlation coefficient of
r=0.818. The electricity marketing strategy and the programme customer training utilised by the
Kenya Power marketing team were also positively and significantly correlated with electricity
usage characterised by the correlation coefficient of 0.638 and 0.548 respectively. However,
programme construction standard showed a negative and significant relationship with electricity
usage at correlation coefficient of -0.146. Recommendations for further research have also been
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