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Why ration power when dams are overflowing?

Davis Chirchir

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir (left), flanked by Principal Secretary Alex Wachira, speaks to the media at Kawi House, Nairobi on December 11, 2023 regarding the nationwide power outage that occurred on Sunday, December 10, 2023.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

Power paradox • Rationing electricity when hydro-power generation dams are overflowing is paradoxical, says Kamichore Mutindira. “It was interesting to hear Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir announce this. Besides the full dams, Olkaria is very hot and winds are blowing hard, these being the other means for power generation.” He’s reading a sinister plot. His contact is [email protected].

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