Data shows that cost of power went up by 2pc in December compared to the previous month. [Fidelis Kabunyi, Standard]
The cost of electricity increased in December, casting doubt on President Uhuru Kenyatta’s cheap power promise.
The cost of power last month alone went up by two per cent despite the President’s promise of a more than 30 per cent reduction that would be delivered in two tranches of 15 per cent each. The first reduction was to come into effect last month.
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