How Kenya Power lost Sh11.8 billion to State subsidy

Staff from Kenya Power company disconnect an illegal electricity connection power line to tens of families in Sakutiek village on the border of Nakuru and Narok during a sting operation. The company is losing over Sh200m every month in revenue in Central Rift due to illegal connections and vandalism of transformers and conductors.[FILE/Standard]

The government’s subsidy aimed at reducing electricity prices and stabilising the shilling has cost Kenya Power Sh11.84 billion in revenue.

The power distributor posted a Sh24.47 billion profit after tax for the year ended June 2025, marking a drop from the Sh30 billion recorded in a similar period last year.