Why Uhuru’s electricity price cut promise failed

President Uhuru Kenyatta giving his remarks at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi County during celebrations to mark Jamhuri Day 2021. PHOTO | PSCU

Kenya has dropped its push to force power producers to lower tariffs in the wake of opposition from the foreign firms in the planned review that was intended to cut consumer bills by up to a third ahead of Christmas.

The independent power producers (IPPs) who are owned by powerful institutions like the World Bank opposed unilateral push to lower the cost at which they sell electricity to Kenya Power, setting the stage for a legal battle.

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