Friday blackout to affect 4 counties including Nairobi

Kenya Power technicians installing a transformer. PHOTO/@KenyaPower_Care/X

Kenya Power has announced a temporary blackout affecting aome parts of four counties on Friday, September 13, 2024. According to the utility company, the outage that will affect parts of Nairobi, Kakamega, Homa Bay and Nyeri counties is part of a planned routine maintenance. In Nairobi County, residents in parts of Runda will experience a […]

Thursday blackout to affect 7 counties

Kenya Power prepaid meter next to a burning candle. PHOTO/Martin Oduor

Kenya Power has announced a temporary blackout scheduled to affect several areas across Nairobi, Bomet, Trans Nzoia, Elgeyo Marakwet, Kirinyaga, Meru and Kiambu counties on Thursday, September 12, 2024. The utility company attributed this interruption to routine network maintenance. In Nairobi County, the affected areas include parts of Ridgeways and Thika Road specifically, customers around Safari […]

Monday blackout to affect 4 counties

Kenya Power workers. PHOTO/@KenyaPower/X

Kenya Power has announced a temporary blackout scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2024, affecting some parts of four counties. The planned blackout is set to affect various parts of Nairobi, Kiambu, Vihiga, and Kisii counties. The utility company cited routine network maintenance as the reason for the planned interruption. In Nairobi County, the power interruption […]

Kenya Power announces scheduled blackout for Sunday

Kenya Power technicians installing a transformer. PHOTO/@KenyaPower_Care/X

Kenya Power has announced a temporary blackout scheduled to affect several areas across Nairobi, Nakuru, and Bungoma counties on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The utility company attributed this interruption to routine network maintenance. In Nairobi County, the affected areas include Ruaraka and parts of Eastleigh. Specifically, residents along Lumumba Drive, Mirema Drive, USIU, Panafric, and […]

Kenya Power announces scheduled blackout for Saturday

Kenya Power technicians at work.

Kenya Power has announced a planned power interruption scheduled to affect two counties tomorrow, Saturday, September 7, 2024. In a statement, the utility company cited network maintenance as the reason for the planned interruption. “Good Evening. The listed areas will be under planned power maintenance tomorrow (7th September, 2024). For the advance notice, please use […]

CS Wandayi reveals cause of nationwide power outage

Energy CS Opiyo Wandayi during his first meeting on August 14, 2024. PHOTO/@KenGenKenya/X

Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum Opiyo Wandayi on Friday, September 6, 2024, released a detailed statement explaining why the country suffered a blackout, a few days after another countrywide outage. In a lengthy statement, CS Wandayi detailed that the blackout was caused by the tripping of a high-voltage Loiyangalani transmission line […]

Friday blackout to affect 4 counties including Nairobi

Kenya Power workers. PHOTO/@KenyaPower/X

Kenya Power has announced a planned electricity outage that will affect parts of four counties on Friday, September 6, 2024. The utility company said the temporary blackout is part of routine network maintenance. In Nairobi, residents of Kilimani and nearby areas will experience the outage from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The affected locations include […]