Energy sector faces stagnation as chief executives in limbo

A Kenya Power technician disconnect electricity cables from a fallen pole in Kisumu. Most of the company’s top managers are suspended. [File, Standard]

Two public entities charged with powering the Kenyan economy with electricity and fuel have for the better part of the last year operated without substantive managers, putting at risk their critical operations.

On the face, Kenya Power and Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) appear to be running smoothly and only disrupted by major hiccups that would appear the norm in the industry such as the billing fraud that may have seen Kenya Power lose Sh150 billion and KPC’s new pipeline leaking at Kiboko.