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Restaurants, hotels hit hard by countrywide blackout as owners seek answers

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An aerial view of Nairobi's CBD during the second day of KPLC's national power outage on August 26, 2023. [Edward Kiplimo, Stanadrd]

Traders who rely on electricity for their operations are counting heavy losses following the nationwide power outage that lasted for nearly six hours on Friday night.

Owners of entertainment joints, butcheries, hotels, and petrol stations among others said the blackout had affected their businesses especially since it had happened without notice and lasted for hours.

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