If vision 2030 is supposed to have people feeling good and excited well, think again. Call me a skeptic or a cynic but doing simple investigation as a citizen on this issue I am left thinking we are still going to be having the same energy problems that we have today. There is all the talk about ICT sector and all the investment that has been made and how this will usher us into the world of competitive electronic commerce.

We currently do not have the energy to fullfill our current or projected energy needs, but we have the potential to be self sufficient. Everything I see left, right or center needs energy or will need energy in the future, new housing developments, new appliances and gadgets, equipment etc. Before kenyans can be able to compete globally in eCommerce, we have to seriously address our energy problems. It does not matter how much ICT broadband speeds are delivered, if we cannot maintain the links due to energy problems, it is all naught.


Per the Ministry of energy our total capacity is at 1215.8 MW, with 57.34% being hydro including imports.Event though there are steps being taken to address energy problems, those steps are inadequate. This problem needs to be tackled with the seriousness it deserves. We cannot expect to compete in a 21st Century economy while more than half of our energy is still dependent on the unpredictable seasonal rains. This should be our going to the moon mission. Wazuans what are your thoughts?

The blame game between KPLC and KenGen over power blackout is embarassing and disgraceful.

Per KPLC "two power-generating machines at KenGen’s Gitaru Power Station that supplies 135 megawatts to the national grid went off at 12.57pm."


KenGen's explanation "The problem is not with us, but with the transmission side. Our controls are synchronising our generators and none has been reported to have broken down."


If I am reading the story correctly no one really knows what happened and there does not appear to be any collaboration in working out the problem and saving the face of the energy sector. Any potential foreign investor reading this would automaticaly take their business elsewhere.


We can market the country and make all sorts of policies to attract foreign investment, but if we keep leaving loose ends hanging with such explanations, no one will take us seriously.