Episode 57: #SwitchOffKPLC
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Episode 57: #SwitchOffKPLC
Between October 2017 and January 2018, many Kenyans came online to complain about electricity bills that were double, and in some cases triple, what they normally pay. These were, in essence, backdated electricity bills intended to recover KES 10.1 billion in fuel costs that Kenya Power had included in their financial statements for the year ending June 30 2017 with the intent to recover from consumers.
As a result, Apollo Mboya and the Electricity Consumers Society of Kenya moved to court to stop this action. This marked the beginning of the #SwitchOffKPLC Campaign. We are joined by Jerotich Seii, a humanitarian and development consultant, active citizen and one of the organizers of the campaign to discuss its importance to Kenyan democracy. Press play!
Resources
Legal action lodged against Kenya Power for inflated billing
POWER STRUGGLES: Unmasking the thieves behind the KPLC heist
HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND SEX TOYS: Plunder by the numbers
It is time to end the suffocating monopoly Kenya Power enjoys
Skewed deals between Kenya and power firms spark price shocks
Why Ruto’s ally Charles Keter holds the lucrative Ministry of Energy
How to work out the average cost of electricity in Kenya
Power bills to go down as Uhuru orders levy scrap
Delayed KPLC tokens thrust Kenyans into darkness
Ketraco defends value for Sh200bn power lines amid delays
Sh6.3 billion scam erupts at power transmission firm
Sales of off-grid solar systems dim in 7 years