Residents and business owners in eight counties should prepare for a long day without electricity this Sunday. Kenya Power (KPLC) has announced planned power cuts in Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kitui, Kisumu, Siaya, Bungoma and Kilifi, as its crews carry out maintenance work on the network.
In a notice issued late on Saturday, the company said the interruptions will affect homes, shops, schools, hospitals and other institutions. Some areas will be without power for as long as eight hours. The earliest outages start at 8 am, while most others begin at 9 am.
In Nairobi, the work will be done in Parklands from 9 am to 5 pm. Those affected include Masari Road, sections of 2nd and 3rd Parklands, Baywaters and the area around Doctors Plaza.
Kiambu County has the longest list of affected places. In Gatuanyaga, Makongeni and Kiganjo, power will be off from 9 am to 5 pm. This includes Kangoki, Buffalo Estate, Kabati, Kwa Magu, Komo Market, Munyu Market, Landless and the area around Ananas Mall. Other parts of the county will also be hit, among them Kigwa and Ridgeways. Customers around Fourways, Laymark Apartments, sections of the Bypass, St. Mary's High School, parts of Thindigua, Kasarani and Kwaheri Road should also expect a blackout.
In Machakos County, the maintenance will be done in Athi River and Matuu. Athi River will be without power from 9 am to 5 pm, and the affected places include Alpharama, Old Mombasa Road, Petrocity, Sabaki Estate, Greatwall Gardens, Tamarind, London Distillers, Lifecare, Signature Mall, Riverpark Estate and Athi River Makadara. In Matuu, the outage starts earlier, at 8 am, and ends at 5 pm. It will hit Matuu Town, Kanyonyo Market, Kanyonyo Border Police Unit, Kanyonyo Police Hospital, Kithyoko Market and Kivandini Market.
Kitui County will also have a full day of darkness, from 8 am to 5 pm. The areas are Mwingi, Kyuso, Tseikuru and Mutito. Specific places listed include Nguni, Mathuki, Kalitini, Miambani, Ngaie, Ukasi, Ngomeni, Nuu, Endau, Waita, Migwani, Mwingi Town and Mwingi Hospital, among others.
In Western Kenya, three counties will be affected. In Kisumu, the Sondu and Miwani areas will have no power from 9 am to 5 pm. This will affect Bethlehem Hospital and Bishop Okumu in Sondu, and Miwani Boys, Gondi Oraro, Nyangeta Police and Makini Home in Miwani. In Siaya County, the outage in Sirembe and Aluor will be shorter, running from 9 am to 2 pm. Ndegwe Primary and Secondary schools, Sirembe Market, Sirembe Secondary School and Aluor Primary and Secondary schools will be among the affected places. In Bungoma County, Mabanga and Ndengelewa will be without electricity from 9 am to noon.
At the Coast, parts of Kilifi County will be off the grid from 9 am to 4 pm. The maintenance will cover Kanamai Majengo, KALRO, Mtepeni and CBL. Other customers who will feel the impact include Glacier Foods, Mtwapa Gardens, Ashton EPZ, Raisons Distributors, Mzambarauni, Milly Fruits, Global Apartments, Destiny Inn, Aljazeera Estate, Chengoni, Mwatundo, Junju Secondary School and Mwembetsungu.
KPLC has asked customers in all the affected areas to take note of the notice and plan ahead. Business owners, especially those who depend on electricity to run their work, may want to charge phones, power banks and other gadgets in advance, and arrange alternatives where possible.
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