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Kenyans can breathe a sigh of relief that Jubilee broke its 2013 promise to increase the country’s installed electricity generating capacity. The Government’s plan was to up capacity by 5,000MW in four years, as it grappled with increased power outages and costs.
In the words of Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Charles Keter, the country does not have effective demand for such a high volume of power. Had the promise been kept, it would have meant already over-burdened consumers would be forced to pay for idle capacity.
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