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Electricity consumers feel the pinch of inflated bills
Lawyers Kiragu Kimani for Kenya Power (left) and Apollo Mboya leaving Milimani Law courts after the hearing of a case in which Mr Mboya has sued the utility company over new power prices. PHOTO | PAUL WAWERU | NMG
The pain of increased electricity costs started in earnest Thursday after Kenya Power began using the newly announced tariffs for its August billings.
Thousands of pre-paid power consumers took to Twitter to complain that they are now getting fewer units compared to what they got for similar amounts in July, despite the new billing structure having removed the monthly fixed charge of Sh150.
