Nairobi County Clamps KPLC Staff’s Cars, Dumps Garbage At Nairobi Offices
On Monday morning, there was a stalemate outside Kenya Power’s Nairobi offices, which trade as KPLC on the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
This comes following what the company’s management described as a retaliatory strike by the Nairobi County Government.
The confrontation began after the county government allegedly stopped a sewer connection, causing garbage to stream into KPLC’s facilities.
This move was apparently taken in response to the utility company’s decision to disconnect power due to an overdue bill owed by the County Government of Nairobi.
Images and videos posted online showed garbage trucks, apparently from the Nairobi County Government, obstructing entryways to Stima Plaza in Nairobi.
Nairobi City County has launched a full-scale enforcement operation against Kenya Power in an escalating dispute over unpaid land rates, which have accumulated to more than Ksh 4.8 billion.
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Early Monday morning, county authorities arrived at Stima Plaza, the company’s… pic.twitter.com/6vg6XpRT8O
Massive mounds of debris were stacked up at the entrance to the building that serves as Kenya Power’s headquarters.
In a press statement, KPLC’s management revealed that numerous company-owned vehicles had also been clamped by county government police for unpaid parking costs.
According to KPLC, the stalemate resulted from the company’s decision to turn off power at various Nairobi County offices due to an outstanding electricity payment of Ksh3.1 billion.
Nairobi County just 'paid' Kenya Power with garbage—literally!
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A county garbage truck decided Stima Plaza's entrance was the perfect dumpsite, leaving KPLC staff stranded. According to sources on the ground, both sides are beefing over a Ksh3 billion power bill.#KPLC pic.twitter.com/nU0erCdWq6
The power distributor stated that, despite providing electricity to the county, payments had been severely delayed, requiring them to take action by turning off the power supply.
In exchange, Nairobi County cut off water delivery to important offices throughout the city and blocked Kenya Power’s sewers.
Rosemary Oduor, KPLC’s General Manager for Commercial Services and Sales, told the media that the conflict began two years ago when the corporation issued bills to the county but failed to make payments.
KPLC Officer: It's unfortunate that today they (Nairobi County Government) have chosen to bring garbage to our doorsteps & around our premises and to disconnect water supplies & block the sewer lines which is not expected in our relationship. pic.twitter.com/JSrlq36Ldu
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“This morning, we had our work going on then all of a sudden, we realised that there were County Government trucks with garbage,” Oduor stated.
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“One of them came and dropped the garbage right in front of our offices at Stima Plaza. Several of them are still on standby around the building.”
“We have had a long-standing issue with Nairobi County regarding payment of their bills,” she added.
“They have continued overtime to raise issues with their bills and we have had discussions over the last two years on how this could be solved and they committed that they would start paying.”
Staff who arrived for work on Monday morning were dismayed since they were forced to witness the scene develop outside Stima Plaza offices.
Nairobi County Clamps KPLC Staff’s Cars, Dumps Garbage At Nairobi Offices
