Uhuru’s cheap power pledge unfulfilled on high tariffs

High tariffs offered to Kenya Power have dented President Uhuru Kenyatta’s pledge to cut electricity prices during his tenure despite injecting cheaper geothermal to the national grid.

Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicate that middle class homes are paying more for power under the Kenyatta administration compared to the previous Kibaki regime — which had been blamed for making Kenya uncompetitive through costly electricity.