Kenya Power customer defaults hit Sh35bn

Kenya Power workers carry out repair works along Haile Selassie Road, Mombasa. FILE PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NMG

Kenya Power’s unpaid customer bills shot up by Sh16 billion in the year ended June 2023, bringing customer defaults to Sh35 billion, hurting the firm’s efforts to wean it off reliance on the Treasury.

The spike is one of the sharpest in recent years, making it one of the single-largest headaches for the firm amid increasing customer numbers.

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