Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions in parts of Uasin Gishu and Kisumu counties on Thursday, June 11.
In a notice on Wednesday, June 8, the company said the outages are meant to facilitate routine maintenance works.
In Uasin Gishu County, the power interruption will affect the Kimoning and Chembulet areas from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The areas scheduled to be affected include Kimoning, Kapkei, Sorng’etuny, Chembulet and all adjacent customers.
Meanwhile, in Kisumu County, customers in the Ojola area will experience a power outage from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
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The interruption is expected to affect Ojola DC, Ojola Market and adjacent customers.
This comes months after Kenya Power issued a customer alert clarifying its hours of operation and reminding customers that its teams work round the clock to address electricity supply issues and conduct necessary inspections.
In a notice on Wednesday, December 24, the power utility emphasized that it provides uninterrupted service to resolve power outages and inspection of installations on a 24-hour basis.
Kenya Power advised all customers to allow its staff access to electricity supply installations, meters, and cables located within their premises at any time of day or night as they carry out their duties.
"All our customers are advised to allow our staff access to electricity supply installations, meters and cables, that are located within their premises, as they carry out their duties at any time of the day or night," the notice stated.
The company emphasized that all employees visiting customer premises must display official company identification cards bearing their staff numbers and national identification details.
To enhance security and prevent fraud, Kenya Power provided customers with a mechanism to independently verify the authenticity of persons presenting themselves as company employees.
Customers can verify staff credentials by calling the toll-free number *977# and following the prompt to access the Jua for Sure option number 4.
