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Kenya Power adds 641,000 customers in year to June

Kenya Power staff work on restoring power in the Ganjoni area in Mombasa County.

Kenya Power staff work on restoring power in the Ganjoni area in Mombasa County on February 9, 2022.

Photo credit: Wachira Mwangi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • Kenya Power had a record 8.91 million customers in June, up from 8.27 million in a similar month last year.
  • The new connections in the year to June are, however, a drop from the 716,000 customers that the company realised the previous year.
  • Most of the new customers were connected through the Last Mile Connectivity Project.


Kenya Power added 641,000 customers in the year to June, new data shows, pointing to improved revenue for the utility that recorded historic sales in July.

Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics shows that Kenya Power had a record 8.91 million customers in June, up from 8.27 million in a similar month last year, reflecting the gains of an aggressive connection campaign aimed at boosting revenue.