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Questions over power stability as country is plunged into darkness

Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi at a past event. [File, Standard]

Kenya once again experienced a crippling electricity outage, causing untold losses to individual power users, business and critical institutions including health facilities, putting the lives of Kenyans at risk.

The outage took power sector agencies more than six hours to restore supply to all the affected regions. The authorities are yet to explain to Kenyans the cause of the blackout and measures put in place to ensure it does not recur.

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