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Kenya Power electrocutions hit 127 despite safety drive
Technicians from the Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC) conducting repairs on fallen electricity powerline poles which fell to the ground along Argwings Kodhek Road from a fallen transformer on May 04, 2024.
The number of electrocution cases linked to Kenya Power rose by 10.4 percent to 132 in the year ended June 2026, defying an intensified safety drive by the electricity distributor.
The utility firm recorded 127 public electrocutions alongside five staff fatalities. This marked a rise from the previous year, when there were 115 public electrocutions, five employee fatalities and two contractor fatalities.
