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You can now sue Kenya Power if it disconnects your supply, court rules

Lecturer sues KPLC for disconnecting power supply to his home after he failed to pay what he terms "exorbitant" bills. Power supplier says he had not exhausted all the dispute resolution channels.

By Kamau Muthoni 4 days ago

You can now sue Kenya Power if it disconnects your supply, court rules

How to get past office politics

How to get past office politics

By Esther Muchene 12 days ago

Why power prices went up and what it means to consumers

Why power prices went up and what it means to consumers

By Macharia Kamau 19 days ago

Ndindi Nyoro now KPLC largest individual shareholder

Ndindi Nyoro now KPLC largest individual shareholder

By Dominic Omondi 25 days ago

Kenya Power locks out vendors of electricity tokens

Starting Thursday, customers will buy tokens exclusively from the company.

By Macharia Kamau 1 month ago

Kenya Power locks out vendors of electricity tokens

Local power meter suppliers ask for fair deals

Local firms assembling electricity meters and transformers have asked power utilities to consider them while procuring such products.

By Macharia Kamau 1 month ago

Local power meter suppliers ask for fair deals

Let new regime bring sanity to Kenyan football

Both Fifa and the government have turned a deaf ear to stakeholders and players’ call for dialogue and formation of an all-inclusive Normalisation Committee.

By Jacinta Mutura 1 month ago

Let new regime bring sanity to Kenyan football

President lauds KenGen move to renewable energy

Uhuru Kenyatta lauded Kengen for the strides made in geothermal exploration noting that the Government was keen to tap more renewable energy.

By Brian Okoth 2 months ago

President lauds KenGen move to renewable energy

Parts of Nairobi, North Rift experience power blackout

Parts of Nairobi, North Rift experience power blackout

By Pkemoi Ng'enoh 2 months ago

Parts of Nairobi, North Rift experience power blackout

How Uhuru Kenyatta lost fight to expensive power producers

President Uhuru had seen an opportunity to bring down the cost of power by re-looking at expensive power deals that Kenya Power has with Independent Power Producers (IPPs).

By Xinhua 2 months ago

How Uhuru Kenyatta lost fight to expensive power producers

IMF: Why Kenya Power stares at Sh26 billion annual revenue loss

Electricity prices began going down in January but this is set to stop after IMF pressured the government. This reduction is being achieved by making Kenya Power take a big hit.

By Macharia Kamau 2 months ago

IMF: Why Kenya Power stares at Sh26 billion annual revenue loss

Legends urge Gor Mahia players to return the club back to the summit

Gor Mahia FC legends have urged the current players to return the club back to winning ways.

By Ochieng Oyugi 2 months ago

Legends urge Gor Mahia players to return the club back to the summit

Ways companies can build joy among staff in the workplace

Even before the ravages of Covid-19, workplace joy and justice were a reservoir of untapped people energy. Only 37 per cent of workers actually experience joy at the workplace.

By World Economic Forum 3 months ago

Ways companies can build joy among staff in the workplace

Why Kenya's power sector is in a full time crisis mode

Since the appointment of Ms Yeda in July 2020, alongside another four directors after the exit of yet another four, the board has made headlines for various reasons.

By Macharia Kamau 3 months ago

Why Kenya's power sector is in a full time crisis mode

HR professionals explore future of post-pandemic workplace

Models such as remote and hybrid working are now the norm in even developing markets like Kenya. This is amid the acceleration of technology and automation.

By Wainaina Wambu 4 months ago

HR professionals explore future of post-pandemic workplace

This is what 52,000 people think about the future of work

A new PwC survey spoke to nearly 52,000 people across 44 countries and territories and found a majority in favour of a mix of in-person and remote work.

By The Conversation 4 months ago

This is what 52,000 people think about the future of work

How to create a safe workplace

Eliminating workplace hazards enables employees to stay invested in their work and do their best.

By Tony Mbaya 6 months ago

How to create a safe workplace

Audit clears more suspended Kenya Power procurement bosses

A forensic audit has cleared most of the officials at Kenya Power procurement department who had been suspended to pave way for investigations.

By Macharia Kamau 7 months ago

Audit clears more suspended Kenya Power procurement bosses

New job? This is what people are looking for in next career move

The Covid-19 pandemic is changing our attitudes to work as workplace culture is also a growing priority for those looking for new jobs.

By World Economic Forum 7 months ago

New job? This is what people are looking for in next career move

Kenya Power records major turnaround with Sh3.8b profit

The Sh3.82 billion half-year performance came on the back of increased electricity sales and lower operating costs.

By Kamau Macharia 7 months ago

Kenya Power records major turnaround with Sh3.8b profit

Three ways to revolutionise learning at the workplace

Half of all employees worldwide will need to be reskilled by 2025 and that's not including those out of employment.

By World Economic Forum 7 months ago

Three ways to revolutionise learning at the workplace

Call out toxic femininity in workplace

Koome Gitobu, a former presenter at Capital FM, recently tweeted about how much he suffered at the hands of a popular radio presenter who was his boss

By Nancy Nzau 8 months ago

Call out toxic femininity in workplace

Jan. 11 outage: Three top Kenya Power managers face sabotage charges

The three are accused of “willfully and unlawfully, with intent to sabotage, failed to maintain the Dandora-Embakasi high voltage power lines".

By Fidelis Kabunyi 8 months ago

Jan. 11 outage: Three top Kenya Power managers face sabotage charges

Kenya Power starts raid to curb rampant vandalism in Nyanza

In 2019, a Standard Four pupil died on the spot after he was electrocuted, two of his friends sustained serious injuries.

By Erick Abuga 8 months ago

Kenya Power starts raid to curb rampant vandalism in Nyanza

Ours is a country of thieves; that’s why we have many power outages

The bigger problem is that the utility firm seldom listens to the cries of consumers about the abnormal bills or frequent power outages.

By Clay Muganda 8 months ago

Ours is a country of thieves; that’s why we have many power outages

What residents heard and saw when power lines collapsed

The hitch which plunged the whole country into darkness on Tuesday was caused by collapse of pylons that support transmission lines at Embakasi.

By David Gichuru 8 months ago

What residents heard and saw when power lines collapsed

The power of monopoly

By Harrison Muriuki 8 months ago

The power of monopoly

List of Nairobi estates to experience power outage

This comes barely 24 hours after a major outage hit the country on Tuesday.

By Stephanie Wangari 8 months ago

List of Nairobi estates to experience power outage

Good news as power cost set to go down

Epra has gazetted a new tariff that will power consumers get some reprieve. Households within the Domestic Lifeline category will pay Sh7.70 per unit.

By Macharia Kamau 8 months ago

Good news as power cost set to go down

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