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Man sues Kenya Power over Ksh.616K two-month bill
By Dzuya Walter, 1622, September 10, 2018 (EAT)
A man has sued Kenya Power for billing him Ksh.616,000 for electricity used at his home over a period of two months. In a petition filed at the Mil...

Electricity bill , KENYA POWER , power bills
ODINGA: Elect more Kenyan women as Governors
By Citizen, 1538, September 7, 2018 (EAT)
Women are makers and builders of nations. In Germany to date, there is a group called the Trümmerfrauen, the rubble women. These women are the ones...

raila odinga , women
Fuel tax must be implemented from September 1: Rotich
By Citizen Reporter, 1233, September 1, 2018 (EAT)
Treasury CS Henry Rotich has insisted that the 16percent fuel tax will be implemented on September 1 as it is law. This means that effective midnig...

fuel prices , fuel tax , Henry Rotich
No break for Kenyans as electricity bills go up in new ERC charges
By Sam Gituku, 1025, August 26, 2018 (EAT)
Kenyans who consume 100 units are now paying Ksh.381 more in their electricity bills compared to last month. A spot check by Citizen TV found that ...

Electricity bills , ERC
Energy Ministry in talks with Treasury to review electricity taxes
By Dennis Otieno, 955, August 16, 2018 (EAT)
Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter says he has begun talks with his National Treasury counterpart Henry Rotich to review taxes charged on electric...

Energy Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter , Henry Rotich
Apollo Mboya in court to stop new electricity tariffs
By Dzuya Walter, 1314, August 2, 2018 (EAT)
Former LSK chief executive Apollo Mboya has moved to court to challenge the new electricity tariffs set by Energy Regulatory Commission saying that th...

Apollo Mboya , Electricity bills , Energy Regulatory Commission
Sexiest woman alive, Croatia president top Google search in July
By Citizen Reporter, 1003, August 1, 2018 (EAT)
Google has released top trending searches for the month of July 2018. The World Cup dominated the first half of July, with Kenyans tracking the quart...

Croatia President , Google trending searches , Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović , LUNAR ECLIPSE , World cup
Cost of power to reduce as ERC scraps fixed cost charges
By Benjamin Muriuki, 1650, July 30, 2018 (EAT)
Electricity consumers in Kenya are set to pay less for power beginning August this year after the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reviewed the curr...

ERC , KENYA POWER , kplc , power bills
Energy regulator’s plan to reduce power bills
By Mumbi Warui, 1022, July 4, 2018 (EAT)
Electricity consumers will in the near future have to purchase electricity tokens in bulk to benefit from proposed tariff changes by the Energy Regul...

Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , Pavel Oimeke , Pre-Paid Meter Units
KenGen Meru wind farm construction set for 2019
By Kepha Muiruri, 1756, June 21, 2018 (EAT)
Construction of the 400 megawatt wind power project in Meru is set to commence in 2019. This as the Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) n...

Electricity , financial agreement , French Development Agency , kengen , land compensation , power , Rebecca Miano
Kenya Power warns of rising cases of illegal power connections
By Simon Ngure, 1025, June 18, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Power has sounded stern warning to those engaging in illegal connections of electricity. Kenya Power Central Rift Regional Manager Eng Geoffr...

danger , disaster , Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , Fire , illegal connections , KENYA POWER , Last Mile Connectivity Project , Pavel Oimeke
Govt backs local tariff costing for electricity tariffs
By Kepha Muiruri, 1335, June 5, 2018 (EAT)
The government is keen on reducing the cost of energy through the adoption of local-currency based financing models for domestic power projects in the...

banks , cheaper power , dollars , Electricity , energy , Energy Regulatory Commission , ERC , forex adjustments , GuarantCo , Joseph Njoroge , local currency , shillings
Royal wedding, UEFA, Solai dam tragedy among top Google searches
By Ian Omondi, 1629, May 30, 2018 (EAT)
Global search giant Google has released its top Kenyan trending searches for May 2018. Top on the list was the wedding of Prince Harry and Americ...

Google , Royal wedding , Solai dam tragedy , Trending searches
Tiny African start-ups draw interest after slow start
By AFP, 1110, May 23, 2018 (EAT)
African high-tech startups are minuscule compared with their US and European peers but they are finally gaining momentum and attention in some of the ...

European Commission , Gilles Babinet , incubation hubs , IT , M-Kopa , mobile phones , start up , TECHNOLOGY , Viva Technology
Govt lowers energy costs for manufacturers
By Citizen, 1717, May 18, 2018 (EAT)
The government has made good its promise to lower electricity costs for manufactures but with a condition. According to the ministry of energy manu...

Charles Keter , consumer benefits , cost of power , Electricity , KEPSA , Manufacturing , Ministry of Energy , private sector , thermal power
President Kenyatta hints at reduction of electricity tariffs
By Citizen, 1830, May 16, 2018 (EAT)
The government has hinted at possible removal of a number of tax and levies that have made the cost of electricity remain high. According to the he...

Big 4 , Charles Keter , Electricity , Forex , geothermal , hydro power , Inflation , KENYA POWER , Manufacturing , tariff , Uhuru kenyatta
Kenya Power allowed to disconnect Nairobi County’s supply over Ksh. 732M debt
By Dzuya Walter, 1457, May 16, 2018 (EAT)
Kenya Power can go ahead and disconnect power supply to key facilities of the Nairobi County Government over an outstanding debt of Ksh.732 million. ...

KENYA POWER , kplc , nairobi county
Kenya Power in Sh1.5bn project to stabilize western Kenya power
By Citizen, 1236, May 14, 2018 (EAT)
Electricity distributor Kenya Power is investing Sh1.5 billion in a power stabilization project in Nyanza and Western Kenya. The project will invol...

Capex , electricity supply , KAM , Ken Tarus , KENYA POWER , Manufacturing , Nyanza , substations , WESTERN KENYA , whatsapp
High Court directs Kenya Power to explain inflated bills
By Agnes Oloo, 1543, May 7, 2018 (EAT)
The High Court in Nairobi Court has directed Kenya Power and the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to respond to a petition filed by advocate Apollo ...

Apollo Mboya , KENYA POWER , power bills
Floods: Where are the local disaster management bodies?
By Citizen Reporter, 1518, May 7, 2018 (EAT)
By Victor Bwire The Kenya Meteorological Department started sounding an alert that some parts of the country will get more than normal rains or exp...

disaster management , floods