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Limping economy sees lower uptake of fuel and electricity

Engineers from the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) go through a major maintenance work to upgrade the Shimanzi Power sub-station to have Mombasa residents experience interruption-free electricity supply through its programme dubbed "Boresha Umeme" on Tuesday, September 09, 2014. Consumption of energy products has been lower because of the slow pick of the economy. [File, Standard]

Energy consumption in the country declined sharply in the quarter to June this year, owing to the slowdown in the economy.

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