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  • Matiang’i said the decision was in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on the Review of PPAs entered into by KPLC following widespread concerns of high electricity bills.

The government through Interior cabinet Secretary Dr Fred Matiang’i has stopped the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) contracting more independent power producers, in a directive aimed at reducing the cost of electricity in the country.

Matiang’i also asked the company to review existing Power Purchase Agreements.

Speaking when he met the KPLC Board, senior management team, and officials from the Ministry of Energy, the CS said the government has declared KPLC a special project and a multi-agency team has been set up to audit and oversight the power-distributor urgently.

“We are all concerned about the cost of power. Our bills are too high, and we have taken tough decisions to deal with challenges in this sector with the focus being the bringing down of the cost of power,” said Matiang’i.

“We are going to do a forensic audit of some of our systems and procedures at KPLC.”

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The multi-agency team comprises of the DCI, Financial Reporting Center (FRC), Assets Recovery Authority among other investigative agencies.

[CS Fred Matiang'i addressing the press after a meeting with the KPLC Board, senior management team, and officials from the Ministry of Energy]

Matiang’i said the decision was in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on the Review of PPAs entered into by KPLC following widespread concerns of high electricity bills.

He also exuded confidence that the proposed changes will yield the much-desired results and assured Kenyans that the unit cost of electricity billed to clients will soon go down.

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, received the Report of the Presidential Taskforce on Review of Power Purchase Agreements detailing a path to ensure the reduction of electricity costs in the country.

The President examined and welcomed the recommendations that established a path towards the reduction of the cost of electricity by over 33 percent within four months.

The President then directed the Ministry of Energy to secure the immediate implementation of all the recommendations of the Taskforce by December 25, 2021.