i read what the Ruto had to say and I was horrified for a moment. Has the guy read the contracts that Kenya power has entered into with the independent power producers? Has he seen the contracts with Turkana wind power project? That's what you call a road side declaration even Moi would not go that low. Does he realise just a few years back Kenya power was on the brink of insolvency yet he says "we cannot subsidise Kenya Power operations forever". The GoK had to do a balance sheet clean up to get this damn thing on the road to recovery. I think they should delist this company and the govt should keep it's inefficient parastatals to itself instead of duping the investing public

I think this is a good challenge for KPLC. I'm a shareholder and I also think KPLC needs to be more efficient and expand. Only 6% of Kenya's population has electricity after 50 years of independence with KPLC in existence.
KPLC needs a manager and not an engineer at the helm and you'll see that's why Kengen is doing well and KPLC is not.

What ails this company are its operational inefficiencies. The company needs a CEO who's not risen up the ranks from within, someone who will be bold enough to crack the whip on his managers.This is currently lacking, look at the companies responses to consumer complaints
KENGEN, has managed to recruit managers from outside the energy sector and its performance can be seen. Compare this with KPLC.

The company will still make huge profits at its current tariffs if only it reins in on its inefficiencies.

The increase was for the fixed charge not the entire bill. The KES/USD has gone from the low 70s to 84 [upto 107] since the rate update. The USD lenders don't give a ruto discount.

Evey day i hear a complain about power blackout and wonder how does KPLC expect to make money if they are not delivering the product. Effieciency is very key here..why is power from countries around Kenya cheaper even when we are importing it. I think there is for sure somethinh wrong here and I think Ruto is saying put your house in order and come out with a proposal that talks of profitability not sealing holes due to ineffiecincy whick kenyans having been paying for thoughout the years

WR is spot on, it may sound like a road side declaration, but the guy is right about the inefficiencies at KPLC.

Example, KenGen generates 140 MW @Kipevu 3 and we pay for it but because KPLC/KETRACO delayed in laying out the transmission lines or connecting consumers at the coast, the power goes to waste as it cannot be deployed, now sample that.

Have you ever reviewed the tarrif setting for this companies, they are practically compensated fro all their costs and are even shielded against market forces (e.g. Forex exchange) so they should not be making losses, but no, KPLC probably looses as much as 30% of the energy it pays for through grid losses and another 20% through blackouts. KPLC risks are not touched by any reinsurer so there again you can imagine the insurance underwriting costs they have to pay.

This company really needs to step up, it has never transitioned from a parastatal to the private sector.

The corrupt gichuru,moi top management cronies still work for kplc upto today.it will never deliver.

@Mkonoempty, Look at the BIGGER picture and not your selfish dividends on performance of the KPLC share. How do you explain how imported power from Ethiopia could be 10 times cheaper? Until the darkness company discovers "Who moved their cheese" they will clueless for a long time.

What do you want KPLC to do? They cannot go into the slums without police protection. And I don't mean the 'kawaida' police but GSU. The government [security forces] need to be involved in ensuring vandalism is stamped out.