- On Wednesday, December 3, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) issued a notice of planned system maintenance
- In the notice, Kenya Power listed specific areas in eight counties that will be without electricity on Thursday, December 4
- KPLC said the operation, which involves replacing old power lines will start at 9am and last for at most eight hours
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi – A section of Kenyans will, on Thursday, December 4, remain in darkness for several hours.
Source: Facebook
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In a tweet, Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) indicated that it will be carrying out periodic system maintenance in the affected areas.
Which counties will face power cuts on December 4?
According to the notice, some areas in eight counties will be without electricity for almost nine hours starting at 8am.
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Among the counties to be affected are Nairobi, Kericho, Taita Taveta, Kakamega, Kiambu, Kirinyaga, Kilifi and Bomet.
1. Nairobi County
Area: Parts of Eastleigh (9am – 5pm)
Hombe Road, Nairobi Polytechnic, Don Bosco High School, Kipande Athumani Street, Mweni Road, Racecourse Primary, Barakaat Hospital, Muratina Street, Jam Street, Ushirika Estate and adjacent customers.
Area: Tassia NGO (9am – 3pm)
Tassia NGO and adjacent customers.
2. Kiambu County
Area: Kwa Maiko, Marige, Miguta (9am – 5pm)
Kanjai, Miguta, Kwa Ndonga, Nyaga Shops, Kiairia, Kiambururu, Kanjuku, Ndathini, Gakoe, Gathugu, Kiguma, Marige, Kibichoi Shops, Mount Moriah, Kwa Maiko Shops, Raiyani, Mitahato, Ngenia, Ngwee House, Mchana Estate, Osho Mills, Oaklands Estate, Nembu, Gateiguru, Nginduri, Kahuguini, Karembu, Kigaa, Ngenda, St Monica Ndithiati, Kagera and adjacent customers.
Area: Uthiru, Muthiga (9am – 5pm)
Uthiru S/Centre, Uthiru 87, Muthiga, Kinoo and adjacent customers.
3. Kirinyaga County
Area: Makutano, Rukanga (9am – 5pm)
Tebere Concrete, Atlantis, Galaxy Kaminji, Wachoro Boys Secondary School, Makutano Town, Kaminji, CMI, Rukanga AP, Wanjuguma, Rukanga Dispensary, Kamweli, Kirwara, Viai, Iria Itune, Wakalia, Kikumiini, Kaseveni, Gitaraka and adjacent customers.
4. Kilifi County
Area: Parts of Sabaki (9am – 5pm)
Mwembe Resort, Gongoni, MjanahERI, San Marko, Gomeni, Angels Bay, Karibuni Villas, Marafa, Garashi, Wakala, Last Beach and adjacent customers.
5. Taita Taveta County
Area: Maktau (9am – 5pm)
Whole of Matkau Town, Godoma, Kwa Mnegwa, Lumo Conservancy and Hotel and adjacent customers.
6. Kakamega County
Area: Chimoi (9am – 5pm)
Kaburengu, Chimoi, Manda, Luandeti, Matutu, Mukhonje, Chekalini, Bishop Njenga Girls and adjacent customers.
7. Bomet County
Area: Dikirr, Mokondo, Kirindon (8am – 5pm)
Esoit, Murkan, Kurangurik, Dikirr, Mambo Leo, Kapolecho, Mokondo, Simotwet, Kapweria, Tumda, Kiletien, Chemmamit, Kiriwet, Kapsinendet and adjacent customers.
Source: Facebook
8. Kericho County
Area: Kapsoit Market (9am – 5pm)
Ernest Tea, Kapnandet, SPI, Keriwest, Ngejerok Water Pump and adjacent customers.
Did KPLC install new meter reading technology?
In other news, Kenya Power began nationwide deployment of a new meter-reading technology.
The utility said the new system is aimed at improving billing accuracy, speeding up data collection and eliminating errors associated with manual entry.
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system, unveiled on Monday, November 24, 2025, replaced conventional manual typing.
It will enable meter readers to scan meter displays, automatically capturing and processing readings with far higher precision.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
