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Kenya Power suppliers lose push for dollar jobs

Kenya Power

A Kenya Power building along Aga Khan walk, Nairobi. Kenya Power has rejected a push by its suppliers to bid for contracts in dollars amid a relentless weakening of the shilling against major foreign currencies.

Photo credit: Lucy Wanjiru | Nation Media Group

Kenya Power has rejected a push by its suppliers to bid for contracts in dollars amid a relentless weakening of the shilling against major foreign currencies.

A section of suppliers of equipment such as transformers had petitioned the utility firm to allow them to price their tender bid prices in dollars since the bulk of materials used to make the items is imported.