The Government has been urged to institute measures to reduce the cost of energy in the country, a move which will drive growth in the manufacturing, transport and other energy driven sectors.

The Public Service Governance (PSG) President, Amb Esther Waringa, said that the escalating cost of living due to high energy cost is stifling economic growth and a lot needs to be done to reduce the cost of energy in the country.

She said that as an institution, PSG has identified seven key economic drivers which if well-handled could spur economic growth.

Addressing the press in Nairobi, Thursday, Waringa said the seven key components include affordable and sustainable energy, employing progressive interventions to earn revenue through agribusiness and agri-industrialisation, providing quality and affordable education, providing affordable and accessible medical services, improving security, stabilisation of the Kenyan shilling against the dollar and inter-agency synergy in the three arms of the government.