State blocks Kenya Power from hiring McKinsey as adviser

Electricity House, Kenya Power head offices in Nairobi. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

The government shot down a proposal by Kenya Power to single-source three international legal and consultancy firms the utility company had picked to review expensive power purchase agreements (PPAs) blamed for high consumer bills.

Documents presented in Parliament show that the National Treasury, the Attorney-General and the Procurement Agency slammed breaks on Kenya Power's quest to directly hire the services of Michael Sullivan, the Queen’s Counsel (QC) Howard Barrie, and Mr Jude Kearney.

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