Ketraco debts Stories

KeNHA, Kerra, Ketraco top list of parastatals with billions in pending bills
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 29, 2024

State agencies in the Ministry of Roads and Transport are the largest contributors to the pending bills crisis, with debts totalling Sh173.7 billion.

Kenya and Tanzania to launch cross-border electricity transmission line
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Dec 08, 2024

This collaboration positions Tanzania as Kenya's third electricity trade partner after Ethiopia and Uganda.

Bilisia community in Tana River reclaims ancestral land after court cancels 99-year lease
Joseph Ndunda  |  Dec 06, 2024

The residents had raised complaints of historical land injustices occasioned by the allocation and extension of the lease issued in 1970 and extended...

MP Junet calls for scrapping public participation in mega projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 03, 2024

The Minority leader of the National Assembly argued that the constitutional requirement often hinders progress on multi-billion-shilling initiatives t...

MPs identify key electricity transmission projects to save consumers billions of shillings
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 02, 2024

The National Assembly’s Energy Committee wants the government to prioritise these projects to ease the burden of high-power bills for Kenyans.

Kilifi residents threaten legal action over unpaid land compensation from KETRACO
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Nov 30, 2024

The residents have given KETRACO a 14-day ultimatum to pay up, or they will seek legal redress.

Adani Group CFO says bribery case accused to clarify matters in next 10 days
Reuters  |  Nov 29, 2024

The ports-to-power conglomerate has previously denied the charges as "baseless" and vowed to seek "all possible legal recourse".

Mbadi: JKIA-Adani deal legally terminated with no financial impact
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 28, 2024

The Adani Group deal, which included the renovation and management of JKIA at a cost of Sh238 billion, was terminated a week after international corru...

Adani deals expose how lawmakers lack coherence, bow to presidential will - MP
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 25, 2024

MP Mbui pointed out that MPs have failed to maintain independent positions, undermining the electorate’s trust.

Pressure mounts on Ruto to terminate Adani-linked healthcare project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 23, 2024

Wamalwa criticised both President Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga for supporting the Adani Group despite its questionable global reputation.

Adani fallout: Spotlight now turns to Sh104 billion health system deal
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 22, 2024

The President ordered the cancellation of the energy and aviation deals during his State of the Nation address, citing credible evidence of corruption...

How Indian billionaire Adani's alleged bribery scheme took off and unravelled
Reuters  |  Nov 22, 2024

The account of how the alleged scheme unfolded is drawn from federal prosecutors' 54-page criminal indictment of Adani and seven of his associates.

LSK now wants President Ruto to reveal costs of cancelled Adani Deals
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 22, 2024

In a statement, LSK President Faith Odhiambo welcomed the President's directive but stressed the need for accountability.

India's opposition leader demands Adani's arrest after bribery scheme exposed
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 21, 2024

Gandhi spoke hours after news emerged that Adani had paid $265 million (Sh34 billion) to Indian officials to obtain power supply contracts.

Audit reveals how Kenyans lost Sh7 billion in delayed KETRACO power projects
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 13, 2024

Among the most notable losses was Sh417 million paid in fines for the delayed commissioning of a major project aimed at sharing power between Kenya an...

Kenya's Adani deals face legal hurdle over constitutionality claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 12, 2024

Katiba Institute claims that sections of the Public-Private Partnerships Act allow critical projects to be approved without parliamentary scrutiny,

Auditor General flags Ketraco’s Sh18 billion debt crisis
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 31, 2024

A considerable portion of Ketraco's debt, approximately Sh9.2 billion, stems from an award granted to a contractor for the construction of a transmiss...

High Court stops govt from awarding Sh95 billion energy contracts to Adani
Joseph Ndunda  |  Oct 25, 2024

KETRACO and EPRA wanted to award the contracts to the firm through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Agreement on the construction and installation o...

Ruto praises Adani deal, says it has saved Kenyans from debt burden
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 24, 2024

The President emphasised that private investments can alleviate the tax burden on Kenyans and reduce reliance on loans.

KETRACO signs Sh95bn deal with Adani Group to boost Kenya's electricity grid
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 11, 2024

Adani will manage the infrastructure for the next 30 years, after which the project and all its assets will be transferred to KETRACO.

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