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Don awarded Sh800,000 in row with KPLC over blackout

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When Prof Dr Moni Wekesa appeared for an interview for the position of the Chief Justice at the Supreme Court, Nairobi on April 22, 2021. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

A university lecturer has drawn Kenya Power and Lighting Company's first blood in a landmark judgment that now puts the corporation in a spot over blackouts.

Prof Moni Wekesa spent months without electricity. He pleaded with KPLC to sort the mess but the corporation let him languish in the dark and did respond to his two complaints.

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