Blackout to hit parts of 2 counties on Saturday, November 29

Nancy Marende 28th November, 2025 09:25 PM

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Kenya Power has announced that parts of Kisumu and Kakamega counties will experience a planned power interruption on Saturday, November 29, 2025, to allow for essential network maintenance.

In a notice issued Friday evening, November 28, 2025, the utility company has stated that the outage will allow for essential network maintenance.

“Good evening. The listed areas will be affected by planned power interruptions tomorrow (29th November 2025). The interruption is part of network maintenance,” KPLC stated in part.

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In Kisumu County, the outage will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., affecting residents and businesses in Rweya, Bungu, Anywang’, Rweya Catholic Mission, and surrounding areas.

Meanwhile, Kakamega County will experience a longer outage from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Areas to be affected include Musaga, Samisi, Kalenda, Shirugu, Malekha, Lukala, Malava, Kimangeti, Malichi, Kambiri, Kambi Mwanza, Shamberere, West Kenya Sugar, Ingavira, Mahira, Bilovi, Ingolomosio, Kuvasali, Ileholkoli, and adjacent customers.

The Kenya Power and Lighting Company’s notice on Friday, November 28, 2025. PHOTO/ A screengrab by K24 Digital of posts by @KenyaPower_Care/X

This comes a few weeks after President William Ruto admitted that Kenya has already entered a period of daily power rationing, especially between 5 pm and 10 pm, to keep the national grid stable.

“Today in Kenya, between 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm, we have to do load shedding. We have to shut off some areas to power other areas because our energy is insufficient,” the president said.

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Ruto noted that Kenya needs at least Ksh1.2 trillion to raise power production to levels that can support rapid industrial growth, adding that the country must work toward producing at least 10,000 megawatts to sustain domestic and manufacturing needs.

Kenya Power supported the president’s remarks, saying the grid has recently been overwhelmed after sunset when solar power drops and wind production reduces.

The utility company explained that this drop in supply, combined with rising demand, has led to scheduled rationing across different parts of the country.