Kenya needs reliable electricity—no one disputes that. But as we push to expand our power infrastructure, we must ask: Are we getting a fair deal, or are we locking ourselves into an expensive arrangement that benefits foreign companies more than Kenyans? Are we developing local capacity?
The Africa50 transmission project, backed by the African Development Bank and India’s PowerGrid Corporation, plans to build two major power lines: a 177-kilometre line from Lessos to Loosuk and a 64-kilometre line from Kisumu to Musaga. On paper, this sounds like progress. But the details should worry every Kenyan taxpayer
