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Weak Shilling set to raise power bill

Expensive energy and power consumption concept. Coins in front of an electricity meter. [Courtesy]

Your power bill for this month will go up due to the weak shilling, which has touched new lows in recent months.

The foreign exchange charge in the power bill has been reviewed upwards to Sh1.31 per unit of power, the highest since April 2018.

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