When high power connection charges dash hopes of many

A Kenya Power technician works on a newly launched digital capacitor voltage transformer in Nyeri Town last month. The government intends to connect 1.5 million Kenyans to electricity by 2019. (PHOTO: KIBATA KIHU/ STANDARD)

My December 24 column on the confusion surrounding power connection charges elicited many email responses from readers who shared about their frustrations with the Kenya Power.

In the article, I narrated my own experience: I had applied for metre separation and was slapped with a quotation of a Sh179,008 despite my house being less than 30 metres from the power line.