Around a table each morning, Lucas meets with colleagues to review priorities, navigate challenges and align on the work ahead. As an Assistant Satellite Camps Supervisor at LTWP, this gathering sets the tone for everything that follows. Once the meeting adjourns, he moves across the satellite camps, where his impact shows in small but lasting ways; a maintenance issue resolved, a team member encouraged, and a workflow moving without friction.
It has been quite a journey to reach this table. Lucas grew up in South Horr, a town just a few kilometres from the wind farm. He walked the dusty paths to South Horr Primary before attending Nyiro Boys’ Secondary School. Like many young men in the area, he returned home after his high school completion, and waited, for an opportunity. In 2016 during LTWP’s construction phase, that opportunity arrived. He joined the project as a security guard under G4S, focusing on protecting company property and reporting incidents. When LTWP established its own security team in 2018, Lucas transitioned into the internal fold, rotating between gate duty and patrols across the expansive site.
His consistent work ethic did not go unnoticed and in 2020, he was promoted to his current role as Assistant Satellite Camps Supervisor.
Today, Lucas’s role is multifaceted. He monitors workflows across the satellite camps to ensure operations run without unnecessary delays, oversees daily tasks to maintain high standards and keeps his team motivated. He has learned a vital leadership lesson – People perform better when they feel valued.
Lucas’s routine is a balance of logistics and leadership, following a familiar pattern day-to-day. He starts each morning attending morning meetings to align with colleagues on priorities. He then verifies personnel counts and manages accommodation bookings for visitors at Camp Mbali – one of the LTWP accommodation units at site. A significant portion of his day is spent on maintenance following up on inspection items to ensure every “open” task is properly closed out. It is the behind the scenes, structured work that keeps the camps running smoothly.
His life has been transformed by the development opportunities that extend beyond his daily duties. LTWP has invested in his development through trainings in fire & safety, data analysis, food safety management and defensive driving; skills that once seemed out of reach. Lucas has gained lifesaving skills that extend far beyond the workplace. He recalls an evening when a neighbour’s house caught fire. “I gathered the neighbours and instructed them,” he says. “We stopped the fire from spreading, secured property, and ensured no one was hurt. That was the fire training in action.
Lucas is just getting started. This year, he plans to enrol at Kenya Methodist University (KEMU) to study Business Administration, a childhood dream he is finally ready to pursue.
When asked what sets LTWP apart, he points out the adult education programme. Watching colleagues who never had the chance to attend school learn to read and write has moved him. “Communication has improved so much,” he says. “They are doing their jobs well now.” As Assistant Satellite Camps Supervisor, Lucas has witnessed how the company’s investment in people transforms not just careers but lives, including his own.
What drives Lucas every day is simple: Providing safe comfortable accommodation and fostering a workplace built on mutual respect. “The peaceful coexistence between staff and management—that’s rare,” he says simply.
During his free time at work, Lucas recharges over a game of football or pool with his colleagues. Away from the site, he maintains a quiet, steady presence in South Horr, where his roots and his journey began.
