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Only 2,300 of 20,000 faulty transformers fit for repair, Kenya Power tells MPs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The revelation came as MPs, alarmed by prolonged blackouts affecting thousands of households, criticised Kenya Power for poor planning and a sluggish...

Kenya Power reports record electricity demand amid cold season and rising connections
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 30, 2025

Kenya Power says peak electricity demand broke records twice in July, hitting a new high of 2,362.28 megawatts on July 23 after surpassing the previou...

KenGen unveils battery energy storage system in fresh renewable energy push
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 31, 2025

The newly installed 1.16 megawatt-hour (MWh) BESS will supply uninterrupted power to KenGen’s 52-kilowatt Modular Data Centre (MDC), a facility design...

Cabinet approves Power of Mercy Bill, 2025 to reform presidential pardons, clemency
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Prisoners are now set to benefit from a more transparent and accountable clemency process, with reintegration protocols to enhance public safety.

Kenya launches national drive to fix faulty power infrastructure amid blackouts, electrocution fears
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 29, 2025

Energy Principal Secretary Alex Wachira said the government will replace malfunctioning transformers and repair or remove hazardous electric poles and...

Government warns against fake ‘Inua Jamii Foundation Empowerment’ online scam
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 28, 2025

In a public advisory released on Monday, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection clarified that no such foundation exists and that it has no link...

Rabai elders cry foul over attempts to seize sacred Kaya forest land
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 27, 2025

The elders, visibly angered by the attempts, argue that the scheme is a thinly veiled attempt to dispossess them of their ancestral shrines to pave th...

Government rolls out bulk metering to curb illegal power connections in slums
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 22, 2025

According to Wandayi, the new model will designate a single individual or legally registered entity within each estate or residential cluster to serve...

Understanding Kenya Power’s tariff categories and how they affect your token amount
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2025

The power utility company is now urging customers to familiarise themselves with how tariff grouping works to better manage their electricity costs.

National Treasury scraps Sh337 billion High Grand Falls dam project, citing failed evaluation report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

The Treasury said the decision was based on a critical review of the project development report, which failed to meet key regulatory requirements.

Budget shortfall threatens Ruto’s Sh29.7 billion youth empowerment programme
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Principal Secretary for Cooperatives and MSME Development Susan Mang'eni told MPs that if the shortfall is not addressed urgently, Kenya could lose th...

Sh274 million consultant payment sparks probe into Kenya Power’s last-mile project
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 11, 2025

Kenya Power’s managing director Joseph Siror defended the contract, saying the supervision model used was not based on constant presence but on projec...

Senator Sifuna demands probe into Kenya Power for billing unconnected Nairobi residents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

Sifuna petitioned for an investigation into why communities such as Mathare, Korogocho, Majengo Gorofani, and Kwa Reuben have remained without electri...

CSs summoned by MPs over Kenya Power's Sh30 billion debt, high electricity costs
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 10, 2025

The House committee also wants clarity on why 30 mini-grids built using public funds in arid and semi-arid areas are still not operational more than t...

MPs launch probe into Kenya's controversial Power Purchase Agreements
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The probe follows a forensic audit by the Auditor General, which raised concerns over the structure, licensing, and beneficiaries of the contracts.

15 must-have car essentials
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jul 06, 2025

Emergency Preparedness: Having a fire extinguisher, a puncture repair kit, jumper wires, or an emergency hammer on hand can save your life.

KNH invests Sh7.6 million in solar energy to lower electricity bills
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 04, 2025

The project is being supported by EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank and Germany’s development agency GIZ.

Kenya moves Sh500 billion nuclear power plant to Siaya after Kilifi resistance, eyes 2034 commissioning
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2025

The proposed new site is Lwanda Kotieno in Rarieda Constituency, where government officials and political leaders say the local community has shown su...

Ethiopia begins supplying electricity to Tanzania through Kenya’s transmission network
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 01, 2025

Following the trial phase, the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) is expected to begin paying a wheeling tariff to KETRACO for using Kenya’s t...

African women key to fighting climate change – these are the green skills they will need
The Conversation  |  Jul 01, 2025

With access to green skills, women’s productivity in the green economy could triple. This is especially the case in agriculture, energy, manufacturing...

19-year-old Turkana woman Alice Ngitira feted by King Charles III
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 27, 2025

Alice Ngitira was awarded at a star-studded event held at London's Royal Festival Hall and attended by Amal and George Clooney, Charlotte Tilbury, Dam...

Power banks: How to use and care for your portable lifeline safely
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 26, 2025

Counterfeit or cheap knock-offs often lack essential safety features, and reports of power banks overheating or catching fire have increased in recent...

Kenya Power spent Sh151.7 billion, including billions on idle power, to guarantee supply – Wandayi
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

KenGen’s geothermal plants—Olkaria II, IV, IAU, V, and Olkaria I Unit 6—received Sh115.7 billion, while major hydroelectric stations across the countr...

No compensation for blackout losses, Energy CS Wandayi tells businesses
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 21, 2025

Wandayi made it clear that under current laws, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company is not required to compensate consumers for financial harm resulti...

Tide of change: Coastal women demand bigger role in blue economy
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 19, 2025

Mercy Mghanga criticised the limited decision-making space granted to women in beach management units (BMUs), saying they often hold positions in name...

New report warns of new global nuclear arms race as nations expand arsenals
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 17, 2025

As of January 2025, the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel collectively held an estima...

Ruto allies donate millions at Kapseret Empowerment Drive hosted by MP Sudi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 06, 2025

Sudi also disclosed that he and three friends from Tanzania had raised Sh45 million to buy equipment for local businesses.

Africa intensifies push for permanent UN Security Council seats, veto power
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 04, 2025

African nations say their outsized contribution to global peacekeeping demands fairer representation.

Trader demands compensation from KPLC after power line electrocutes 10 goats in Mombasa
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 03, 2025

Amir Abdille, who had brought nearly 200 goats for sale at the Bondeni market, says he is devastated and is now calling on the Kenya Power and Lightin...

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