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Why your power bills will keep on going up

Energy Permanent Secretary Joseph Njoroge when he appeared before the National Assembly Energy Committee at Parliament on May 2, 2018. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

The much-hyped end of Kenya Power’s monopoly might not offer electricity consumers relief from high power bills after all, a State official has warned.

Energy Principal Secretary Joseph Njoroge said setting up another power distributor to rival the utility firm would require huge investments in new infrastructure, making it unattractive to energy industry players.

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