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Kenya teeters on brink of power crisis as demand hits new highs

Drisilla Jumwa, 87, after her house was connected to electricity when the President William Ruto launched the Last Mile Electricity Connectivity Project in Mwanguwi, Taita Taveta county, on December 2, 2024. [File, Standard]

In the five weeks leading up to August 5 this year, Kenya recorded three new peaks in electricity demand.



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