Thursday blackout to affect parts of 2 counties – Kenya Power
By David Nthua, November 19, 2025The Kenya Power and Lighting Company has confirmed areas that will experience a power blackout in Laikipia and Kajiado counties tomorrow.
In a statement dated Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the company alerted customers to plan accordingly for the outage, noting that the maintenance exercise is part of routine work meant to improve the reliability of electricity supply.
Kenya Power has said that the blackout will take place on Thursday, November 20, 2025, and will affect selected areas within the Nairobi and Mt Kenya regions.
The utility company has encouraged affected customers to make advance arrangements as the work will run for several hours.
Areas affected in Kajiado County
According to the notice, parts of Kajiado County around Amboseli and Isara will not have electricity between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.
The areas affected include Jesbriquet, Sopa Lodge, Ngong Veg, AA Lodge, Mada Hotel, Kibo Safari, Ngong Narok Primary, Omra, Mbirikani, parts of Simba Cement and all adjacent customers.
Kenya Power has said these interruptions are necessary for planned maintenance work and system upgrades meant to strengthen the network in the region.
Areas affected in Laikipia County
In the Mt Kenya region, parts of Laikipia County will also be without power during the same period.
The affected areas are Kimanju and Ilporei, including Ilporei Market, Kimanju Market, Naiperere Centre, Ndugu Zanguni Village, Oldonyiro Market and surrounding customers.
Residents in these regions have been advised to treat all electricity lines as live for safety reasons, even during the outage window.
Ruto remarks on power rationing
The planned outage comes at a time when the country has continued to face pressure on its power system.
Just a few weeks ago, 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 pm and 10 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.
Ruto noted that Kenya needs at least Ksh 1.2 trillion to raise power production to levels that can support rapid industrial growth, adding that the country must work toward producing a minimum of 10,000 megawatts to sustain domestic and manufacturing needs.
Kenya Power has 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 has explained that this drop in supply, combined with rising demand, has led to scheduled rationing across different parts of the country.
KenGen also confirmed that the country recently recorded its highest-ever peak demand of 2,411.98 megawatts and the highest daily energy use of 44,122.60 megawatt hours.
As Kenya continues to experience an increase in power needs, Kenya Power has urged customers to remain alert to scheduled maintenance notices to avoid inconvenience during such planned outages.