Power Blackout Hits Kenya Again Despite CS Wandayi’s Assurances
Kenya Power announced a nationwide power outage on Friday, leaving most counties in complete darkness.
The parastatal said in a statement that the outage, which began around 9 a.m. on Friday, affected all regions of the country except the Rift Valley.
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Kenya Power apologized for the announcement and assured Kenyans of their efforts to restore normalcy.
“Apologies for the inconvenience. We are experiencing an outage affecting several parts of the country. We are working to resolve the issue as soon as possible,” the parastatal announced.
“We will keep you updated on the progress and share more information on the restoration efforts as soon as possible.”
The latest incident occurred just hours after Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary James Wandayi stated the ministry’s commitment to reducing frequent power outages.
According to CS Wandayi, the ministry has already implemented several strategies to address the trend of frequent power outages.
“What I am here to say is that we have put up measures and systems that would mitigate the blackouts, but if they happen there would be a system to swiftly restore power,” Wandayi promised.
“We are also continuing to invest in the infrastructure both at the generation level and at the transmission level.”
Opiyo Wandayi's statement on KPLC's inefficiency returns to haunt as country experiences second national power outage in a week.
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CS Wandayi’s comments came five days after the country experienced another outage, leaving most of Kenya in darkness.
The blackout that hit the country on Friday, August 30, left Nairobi, Voi, Murang’a, Embu, Lang’ata, Ongata Rongai, Kitale, Kericho, and Malindi in the dark.
Kenyans have reacted angrily to the country’s latest blackout, accusing the new energy minister of failing to keep his promise.
Power Blackout Hits Kenya Again Despite CS Wandayi’s Assurances
