Kenya Power has announced scheduled power outages in parts of Nairobi and Homabay counties on Friday, December 5.
In a statement on Thursday, December 4, the company said the interruptions are meant to facilitate maintenance works.
In Nairobi, affected areas will include parts of Parklands, with specific locations such as GTH Parklands, Regal Plaza, parts of Muthaiga, parts of Limuru Road, and adjacent customers.
The outage is scheduled to last from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
In Homabay County, power will be disrupted in Adiedo and Omboga areas.
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Locations affected include Adiedo Market, Omboga Market, Yao Komoro Primary School, Rabware Primary, Opinde Primary, Oriang Market, Orire Primary, and adjacent customers.
The scheduled outage will run from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
This comes days after Kenya Power announced that all applications for new power connections must now be submitted exclusively through its online platform.
In a statement on Tuesday, December 2, the company explained that the transition is meant to modernise customer services and accelerate processing times.
"Individuals and businesses seeking new electricity connections from Kenya Power will now be required to submit their applications exclusively through the Company's website using the link https://selfservice.kplc.co.ke/public/ that is accessible using computers and mobile phone devices.
"The move, which takes effect this week, is aimed at improving operational excellence, enhancing customer experience, and ensuring faster processing times for all electricity connection requests," the statement read.
Kenya Power noted that it will no longer accept paper-based applications at its offices, adding that physical submissions will be completely phased out.
"Effectively, the Company will stop receiving manual electricity connection applications at its service centres and banking halls. Beneficiaries of the Last Mile Connectivity Project will be engaged by Kenya Power officials on site during implementation of the projects," the statement added.
According to Kenya Power, digitisation is expected to greatly enhance efficiency and transparency in the application process.
"By digitising the application process, Kenya Power is seeking to reduce turnaround times, increase transparency, and make electricity access more convenient for all Kenyans," the statement further read.
