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Kenya Power boss on the spot over delayed Sh4 billion connections

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Kenya Power CEO Joseph Siror quenches his thirst when he appeared before the National Assembly's Energy Committee on June 30, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenya Power (KP) has come under intense scrutiny from MPs due to persistent delays in connecting electricity to 42,965 Kenyans who have collectively paid approximately Sh4 billion.

Among this group, 21,734 Kenyans have paid a total of Sh3,048,656,972 for power connections. Surprisingly, KP had previously marked these connections as completed in their records, but the Auditor General's office flagged them as incomplete.

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