- The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has announced that certain regions within three counties will face electricity disruptions on March 28th.
- The electricity provider indicated that the disruptions in the specified regions will result from planned upkeep.
- The regions anticipated to be impacted encompass Kakamega, Kisumu, and Nandi, where service disruptions lasting approximately eight hours are expected.
Faith Chandianya, a journalist with SANTIJAYA.co.ke, has accumulated more than three years of expertise in reporting on politics and current events within Kenya.
The Kenya Power and Lighting Company has pinpointed regions within three counties that will experience electricity disruptions starting from Friday, March 28.
The firm indicated that the disruptions are planned for maintenance purposes with the intention of enhancing service delivery.
"Good evening, please be informed of the planned electricity maintenance scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, March 28, 2025," stated the Kenya Power notice.
In which counties should residents expect disruptions in their electricity supply?
Nandi county
Location: Kabirer Center, Kabirer Café (9 AM - 5 PM)
Kabirer Center, Kabirer Elementary, Kabirer Café, Uson, and neighboring customers.
Kisumu county
AEA: Muhoroni Market (9 AM-5 PM)
Chemelil Factory, Kopere Market, Holo Kopere, and nearby customers.
Kakamega county
Kakamega town (9 am-5 pm)
Musoli, Shinyalu, Shimanyiro, Lubao, and nearby customers.
Was there power interruption at Gachagua's church event?
A scheduled maintenance that caused power interruptions in Nyeri County during a church event attended by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Sunday, March 23, sparked widespread reactions among Kenyans.
The interruption happened during the enthronement of the Venerable Canon Gerald Mwangi Muriithi as the third Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Mt. Kenya at ACK Cathedral in Nyeri County.
The interruption sparked speculation about possible political involvement. Some Kenyans questioned whether the power company had caused it deliberately or if it was part of their scheduled outages.
The utility addressed the allegations on its official social media pages, clarifying that the outage during the church event attended by Gachagua was not deliberate, but part of planned maintenance that affected multiple areas in Nyeri County.
Kenya Power had notified its customers in specific parts of Nyeri about the scheduled maintenance one day prior to Gachagna's event.
The regions highlighted were Mukurweini, State Lodge, Ragati, Karatina, Nyeri, Mweiga, Tetu, and Narumoru, where disruptions in electricity supply were anticipated to last approximately eight hours, spanning from 8 AM to 5 PM.
Additional Kenya Power articles of interest
- The Kenya Power and Lighting Company has extended an invitation to enrolled university and college students to apply for their 2022 internship program, scheduled to take place between May and July. Applicants must submit their forms by Friday, March 28.
- The utility firm has implemented an easier method for clients to notify them of power disruptions through the USSD code *977# or via the MyPower application. Additionally, the CEO attributed many blackouts to problems with vegetation, noting that certain homeowners obstruct Kenya Power’s efforts to trim trees or hinder access to electricity lines on their land.
- Kenya Power has indicated that their technical staff utilizes planned maintenance windows to fix defective transformers or substitute them with functional new units. As the firm embraces advanced technology such as automation, the requirement for regular upkeep has diminished.