Kenya Power warns of 30pc price jump on wayleave fee demands

Kenya Power CEO & MD Joseph Siror speaks during the launch of the media campaign dubbed ‘Update Token Meter Yako’, on June 12, 2024.

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Kenya Power has said electricity prices would rise by 30 percent if it yielded to demands by counties to pay wayleave charges for its distribution lines.

Joseph Siror, chief executive at Kenya Power, said the electricity distributor faces a Sh63.8 billion bill on wayleave charges alone—a cost that would be passed to consumers, triggering a fresh surge in power bills.

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