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Kenya Power says nationwide outage caused by collapse of one its towers

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 11 – Kenya Power says the nationwide power outage has been occasioned by the collapse of the Kiambere -Embakasi high voltage transmission power line.

“We have lost power supply due to collapsed towers on the Kiambere-Embakkasi transmission line at 10.45 am this morning,” KPLC said.

In a statement, the firm said its engineers are conducting repairs on the power line in a bid to restore the electricity supply.

“An update on the restoration progress will be issued in due course, we wish to apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused,” the firm said in a statement.

Kenyans on social media have already decried the power cut saying it’s a huge inconvenience to their businesses.

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