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Power outage rekindles debate on compensating consumers

Kenya Power headquarters, Nairobi. [Courtesy]

The countrywide electricity outage on Friday night and Saturday morning has rekindled talks on whether power utilities should compensate consumers whenever there are extended and unscheduled blackouts.

The government previously rejected proposed laws that require Kenya Power to compensate businesses whose power is cut off for more than three hours within a day.

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