Senate escalates bid to unmask faces in high power charges

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The Senate has forwarded a proposed law that seeks to compel Kenya Power to disclose owners of power-producing firms to the National Assembly, escalating a push to end costly Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

The Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was on Thursday lined up for the first reading in Parliament. Senators already backed it and it now requires the concurrence of MPs before it is signed into law.

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