Price hike looms as State disowns cheap electricity promise

The Kenya Power offices along Harambee Avenue, Nairobi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

That "the cost of no electricity is more expensive than expensive electricity" is a tag that Kenyan authorities have used to justify the high cost of power.

It is one that David Ndii appeared to be holding onto last week when he threatened Kenyans with power outages if they were not willing to continue paying higher power prices.