KPLC Announces Power Interruptions in 4 Counties on Tuesday

Kenya Power has announced scheduled electricity interruptions in four counties on Tuesday, October 13, to facilitate maintenance and upgrades of power lines.

In a notice on Monday, October 12, the company said the planned blackouts would affect selected areas in Nairobi, Kajiado, Nandi and Kiambu counties, with electricity supply interruptions scheduled at different times depending on the location.

The outages are expected to begin as early as 8:00 AM in some areas, while other locations will experience disruptions from 9:00 AM or 10:00 AM.

In Nairobi County, parts of Ngara and Westlands will experience a power outage from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The affected areas include parts of Kolobot Road, Taarifa Road, Ojijo Road, Westlands Road, Chiromo Road, Muthithi Road and Mpaka Road. Woodvale Road, ABC Bank, Paramount Plaza and adjacent customers will also be affected.

In Kajiado County, the scheduled interruption will affect Nkoroi and Matasia from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The affected areas include Kimani Road, Gataka Road, Mayor Road, Masai Lodge Road, Nazarene University, Olekasasi, Tuala, Sigma Feeds, Emakoko and Kedienye, alongside adjacent customers.

In Nandi County, customers around Olessos Technical will experience a shorter interruption lasting four hours, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

The affected areas include Olessos Technical, Timbilil, Cheptuingeny and adjacent customers.

Meanwhile, in Kiambu County, parts of Rumenye will experience a power outage from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The interruption will affect part of Rumenye, the Safaricom Data Center and adjacent customers.

Elsewhere, Kenya Power has warned customers and members of the public against engaging with its customer care account on X after the account was reportedly compromised.

In a notice on Saturday, October 3, the company said its customer care account, @KenyaPower_Care, had been accessed without authorisation, prompting it to begin efforts to recover control of the account.

"Our customer care account on X, @KenyaPower_Care has experienced unauthorised access and the recovery process is currently underway," the notice read.

Kenya Power cautioned customers against interacting with posts appearing on the compromised account as the company works to restore secure access.

"Customers and members of the public are advised not to engage with any content posted on the account," the notice added.

Kenya Power further urged customers to ignore any communication or instructions originating from the affected account until further notice.

"Please do not respond to any messages sent or take instructions issued through the account until further notice," the notice further read.