Firm blames African Development Bank for losing power deal

President Uhuru Kenyatta joins a resident of Kikoneni Mr. Suleiman in lighting-up his newly installed electricity connection by the last mile project in Kwale County. [File, Standard]

Kenya Power cancelled a tender for the supply of equipment for the Last Mile Connectivity Project to a Nigerian firm on the advice of one of the financiers, it has emerged.

International Engineering Nigeria has sued the utility firm for cancelling its tender for the supply of metres and extend power lines for the project aimed at affordably connecting poor households to the national electricity grid.