State’s debt to Kenya Power for rural scheme hits Sh19bn
Elizabeth Keter Cherotich at her house in Nandi, which was connected to electricity under the Last Mile Connectivity Project. The State now owes Kenya Power Sh19.35 billion for electricity connections to poor households in the year to June 2022.
The State now owes Kenya Power Sh19.35 billion for electricity connections to poor households in the year to June 2022, raising risks of a slowdown in implementation of the rural electrification project.
Records show that the Rural Electrification Scheme (RES) debt rose by 3.2 per cent from Sh18.73 billion in the year to June 2021 with the company risking losing the money as the government has long failed to settle the debt despite the annual increase.
