Last-mile project equipment face auction in tax row

Power transmission poles during the launch of Last Mile Connectivity at Bukwo in Turbo Constituency, Uasin Gishu County by Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayo on July 10, 2025.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

More than 1,700 packages of power line hardware, accessories, and meter boxes imported by a contractor on behalf of Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) risk auction due to a tax standoff with the taxman.

The packages, contained in some seven containers held at the Syokimau Inland Container Depot, are meant for use in the Last Mile Connectivity Project (LCMP), targeted at improving inclusion of households in the national grid and ultimately achieving universal access.

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