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Auditor General queries fuel cost charge in electricity bills

Kenya Power Engineer installs a transformer in Kiriguri village, Manyatta Constituency of Embu County. November 9, 2023. [Murithi Mugo, Standard]

Kenya Power overbilled electricity consumers last year as it sought to recover the higher fuel cost it incurred during the 2022 financial year.

The Auditor General has pointed out a huge disparity between the money collected as fuel cost charge and the amount that Kenya Power paid to power producers as fuel costs.

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