14/09/2022
THE COST OF POWER HAS BEEN INCREASED ILLEGALLY BY 21%.
Yesterday I bought electricity tokens for KShs 1,000 and got 51.88 units. I was shocked since previously this amount got me 62.75 units.
Looking at the new token bill breakdown, I have noted the following changes;
1. Fuel energy charge has been raised from KShs 4.63 per unit to a shocking KShs 6.79 per unit
2. Forex adjustment charge has been raised from KShs 0.73 per unit to KShs 1.37 per unit
3. Inflation adjustment charge has risen from KShs 0.47 per unit to KShs 0.67 per unit
As a result, a person using less than 100 units per month is now being charged KShs 19.28 per unit up from KShs 15.93 per unit. This represents an increase of 21% over a one month period. The gains in power cost reduction which started in January have all been reversed.
The Gazette notice No . 9866 issued on 19th August 2022 which is meant to guide the cost of power this month did not include any increment in the charges as has been the case since January. These changes are therefore criminal.
How can Kenya Power increase electricity charges without following the due process? Why impose these illegal charges? The company must provide answers. It can't become a law unto itself just because it is a monopoly. The people behind this criminal act must be held to account. The stolen amount must be refunded.
