The Kenya Power & Lighting Company (KPLC) offices at Stima Plaza in Nairobi CBD was closed down after officers from Nairobi County dumped garbage outside the entrance on the morning of Monday, February 24, 2025.
There is tension between the Kenya Power and Nairobi County over Ksh3.01 billion in electricity bill.
The officers also clamped Kenya Power vehicles after power was disconnected at their offices
In footages seen by The Kenya Times, KPLC staff are seen standing outside the building as all the activities in the building came to a stop.
Kenya Power’s Commercial and Sales General Manager Eng. Rosemery Oduor confirmed the incident stating that Nairobi County tracks dropped garbage outside their offices while they were at work.
“We had all our workplace going on and all of a sudden, we realized there were county government tracks with garbage.
One of them came and dropped garbage right in front of the commercial office at Stima Plaza,” she said.
“Several other tracks with garbage are also still on standby outside the building. This necessitated the staff to move out of the building because of the stench of the garbage.”
Additionally, Oduor said the county government has been disconnecting water and sewer lines in all KPLC offices in Nairobi.
Kenya Power Raw with Nairobi County
She revealed that Kenya Power has had a long-standing issue with Nairobi County in regard to payment of their electricity bills.
According to Oduor, KPLC offers a service, bill for the supply and the customers pay back.
“Over time Nairobi County has continued to raise issues with their bills, and we have had discussions,” Oduor said.
She explained that teams from both the two sides have gone through the County bills for verification and the process is almost complete.
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Oduor said the two groups agreed that Nairobi County would start paying the bills that have been reconciled so far.
“They made a commitment that they would start paying from the November 2024, but they have not met their end of the bargain since that time,” she said.
“We have written to reminders without response and last week we went ahead to disable the supply at their installations because of unpaid bills.”
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How Unpaid Bills Affects the Economy
She explained that the bills paid to Kenya Power generate revenue that supports the entire energy sector.
Oduor stated that the company collects revenue on behalf of electricity generators, transmitters, regulators, and the entire sector, distributing it according to the tariff.
“So having unpaid bills renders a dent to the energy sector and this is not acceptable,” she said.
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