Court orders Kenya Power to restore power supply to city hospitals

Court orders Kenya Power to restore power supply to city hospitals

The High Court has ordered Kenya Power to restore power supply to city hospitals, schools and street lights immediately pending inter-parties hearing on October 27.

This is after Justice Isaac Lenaola certified Nairobi County’s case urgent accusing the power supplier of disconnecting electricity on Wednesday, October 12 over a Ksh 732 million debt.

In the case, the County Government of Nairobi sued Kenya Power for threatening to disconnect power supply to key facilities in the city over an outstanding debt.

The county government argues that the Constitution grants rights to healthcare to all persons and the threatened act by the power supplier violates the right to healthcare of many residents of the city.

The City County claims that the threatened action is in bad faith and meant to disrupt it’s activities.

The petitioner contends that the move may cause mayhem in the hospitals and have far reaching consequences which might lead to death of patients.

“In order to safeguard the interest of the petitioner the High Court should protect due process of law and avoid total service disruption and disorganization in the city to preserve the right to health and life of millions,” Nairobi County stated.

The County government is apprehensive that should the court fail to intervene, members of public will suffer irreparable loss not capable of being compensated in damages.

It is further argued that disconnection of power supply to Primary and Nursery schools manned by petitioner is contrary to best interest of children.

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