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Unfulfilled pledge: When the 5,000 MW project was launched in 2013, it was expected that the cost of electricity would drop to Sh9 per unit within four years but it did not.
The cost of electricity will go up again this month on account of a weakening shilling.
This is despite the recent rains that had been expected to increase generation by hydropower plants and reduce reliance on costly thermal power plants.
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