The Kenya Power Company Employee carry out repairs to a Power Transformer during an inspection tour of the Power line along Haile Selassie Road by Kenya Power Company MD/CEO Bernard Ngugi in Mombasa in this photo taken on 5th December 2020. The Officials have assured the Public of less Power Outages after introducing Live wire Maintanance where repairs could be carried out without switching off Electricity. Photo by Kevin Odit.
Kenya Power is rationing electricity due to reduced supply in what has forced the country to increasingly rely on Ethiopia and Uganda for its energy needs.
President William Ruto made the stark admission on Tuesday, revealing that Kenya Power has been forced to cut off electricity supplies to some regions between 5pm and 10pm as the country grapples with reduced local generation.