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Kenya power technicians install a transformer at Ibutuka Village in Mbeere North in Embu County. [Muriithi Mugo, Standard]
Electricity prices are set to go up for all consumer categories starting April 1 which is set to hit many households already grappling with a high cost of essential commodities.
This is even as the authorities reduced the threshold for the subsidised consumer band - referred to as the lifeline tariff - to cater to consumers only using 30 units of electricity (or kilowatt-hours - kWh) per month, locking out millions from the category.
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