Kenya Power has announced planned electricity interruptions in parts of Nairobi and 10 other counties on Wednesday, October 21, as the utility carries out scheduled maintenance.
Most affected areas will experience outages between 9am and 5pm, while parts of Kericho County will have an earlier interruption running from 8:30am to 4:30pm.
In Nairobi, the maintenance will affect parts of Highrise and Ngumo, including sections of Mbagathi Road, Memorial Hospital, Sunshine School, Nairobi West Prison, Highrise Estate, Riara University, KEMRI, City Mortuary, Magiwa Estate, Daystar University’s Mbagathi Way Campus and parts of Kenyatta National Hospital.
Other affected areas include Canaan Estate, Ngumo Central, Laini Saba, Undugu, Madaraka and surrounding neighbourhoods.
In Kitui County, the outage will affect Kiusyani Market, St Luke’s Lower Yatta, Nthilani Market, Ilika Market, Muvitha Market, Syomunyu Girls, Muselele Market and Kalulini Market and Secondary School.
In Garissa County, affected areas include Maua Millers, Modika CAK, 17KR, Sumeya, Quba, Bulla Hagar and Duale Farm.
In Nyeri County, interruptions will affect Muruguru Secondary School, Muruguru Market, Giithierebu Drive and parts of Kihethu. A separate outage will affect Itiati Market, Kiamucheru, Kwa Karoki and the Itiati Safaricom booster.
Along the Coast, parts of Kilifi County, including Mariakani Town, Msufini, Majengo, Mariakani Health Centre, Mariakani Secondary School, the barracks and Airforce areas, will experience an interruption.
In Kwale County, affected areas include Kwale Town, the county offices, Kwale Referral Hospital, Golini, Ziwani, Kinango, Tiribe, Ndavaya and Gulanze.
In Lamu County, the planned outage will affect Manda, Magogoni, the Naval Base and Lamu LAPSET Port.
In Kericho County, the interruption will affect Mau Tea Factory, Kaisugu Tea Factory, the Tea Research Foundation, Chepsir Market and Brooke Wood between 8:30am and 4:30pm.
In Nandi County, areas scheduled for maintenance include Ndulele, Chemnoet and Kapchumo.
In Migori County, the affected areas are Lwala Rabuor, Kibuon, Ndiwa Centre, Diruma, Kolanya and Nyatuoro.
In Kakamega County, the outage will affect Khwisero Market and Hospital, Emalindi, Mulwanda, Khushiku, Khumsalaba, Ebukwala, Eshibinga and Eshiluro Village.
In Bungoma County, affected areas include Nzoia PEFA, Lurare, Lufwindire, St Paul Nzoia and Nzoia Market.
In Vihiga County, the interruption will affect Eregi, Malinyo, Kerongo, Chandumba and Lusioile.
Kenya Power’s planned maintenance is intended to facilitate work on the electricity network. Customers in the affected areas are advised to make alternative arrangements for the scheduled interruption. The utility’s notice also covers adjacent customers in the listed locations.
