Leaders want power supply increased

Kenya Power Company personnel work on a power line. [File, Standard]

Local leaders have appealed to Kenya Power to increase electricity connectivity in the region to unlock economic growth. Led by Governor Anyang' Nyong’o, they said insufficient power supply had hindered the lake city’s industrial growth. "Our jua kali and manufacturing sectors are complaining about periodic power outages. Some also cite high power tariffs eating into their earnings,’’ he said in Kisumu yesterday.

The energy executive, Alice Moraa, said the country government spent on average Sh60 million a month on electricity. She said it was considering switching to hydrogen bulbs from the LED ones because they lasted longer and the cost of replacing them was much lower.