- Kenyatta’s government fails to implement tariff reduction
- President Kenyatta promised a tariff reduction of up to 30% in two tranches
Electricity consumers have experienced an increase in electricity tariffs despite the assurances of President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tariff reduction to take effect in December 2021. President Kenyatta had promised a 30% reduction in tariff in two tranches of 15% each.
According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data, Kenyan households experienced a 2% rise in electricity tariffs in December compared to the previous month’s prices. For example, a household consuming 200kWh paid Sh5,185 in December, 2% more than the Sh5,089 paid in November for the same amount of power.
Following recommendations by the Kenyatta Task Force set up to look into state-owned power firm, Kenya Power’s Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs); President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the cost of power would drop by 15% by the end of 2021 with a further reduction of 15% expected by the end of the first quarter of 2022.