Kenya Power accrues Sh19.4bn loss in rural electrification plan

Prepaid Kenya Power electricity token metres mounted in a box on an electric pole in Ponda Mali Estate of Nakuru County on October 28, 2025.

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ya Power accrued Sh19.4 billion in losses from implementing the government’s Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) by June 2025, new details show amid plans to pass the costs to consumers through power bills.

The loss was part of the Sh34.49 billion costs the company had accrued while implementing the RES on behalf of the national government, though the Ministry of Energy has been slow at making refunds, a new audit shows.

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