- Kenya Power announced planned maintenance affecting residents across six counties on Monday, October 19
- The utility listed specific areas in Nairobi and Nyeri among the counties set to lose electricity supply
- The scheduled interruption is set to run for eight hours starting from 9am
Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over four years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
Nairobi - Kenya Power has announced a scheduled maintenance exercise that will cut electricity supply to several areas across six counties, including Nairobi and Nyeri, on Monday, October 19, 2026.
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The utility notified customers through an official communication issued on Sunday evening, stating: "Good evening. Please receive areas schedule for maintenance tomorrow, (Monday, October 19.10.2026)."
Areas Affected by the Outage
The planned interruption will affect specific localities within six counties, with Nairobi and Nyeri among those listed by the power distributor. Kenya Power named the exact areas within each county that will be without electricity during the maintenance window.
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The maintenance work is scheduled to commence at 9am and conclude at 5pm, meaning affected residents and businesses face up to eight hours without power supply.
1. Parts of Nairobi County
Area: Parts of Kitsuru (9am - 5pm)
Farasi Lane, Lower Kabete, Mwimuto, Kitsuru Springs and adjacent customers.
2. Parts of Bomet County
Area: Longisa, Mulot, Kembu, Tegat
Sachora Market, Youth Farmers, Longisa Hosp, Longisa Market, Mother & Child Hosp, Fair Hills Hotel, Mulot Market, Kembu Market, Kapkimworwa Quarry, Olngoswet, Chemaner, Kimuchul, Greenfield T/Fact, Kisyet T/Fact and adjacent customers.
3. Parts of Nandi County
Area: Kabongwa, Chebarbar (9 am - 5 pm)
Kabongwa, Chebarbar and adjacent customers.
4. Parts of Kisumu County
Area: Huma Girls, Marera (9 am - 5 pm)
Huma Girls, Arude School, Marera & adjacent customers.
5. Parts of Migori County
Area: Wath Ong'er, Nyakweri (9 am - 5 pm)
Akala, Kituka, Nyakweri, Agengá, Pom, Adiel Kala, Wath Ong’er and adjacent customers.
6. Parts of Nyeri County
Area: Nyeri Polytechnic, Kanoga, Kandara (9 am - 5 pm)
Consolata College, Total Petrol Station Temple Road, KRA Offices, Karen Hospital, PEFA Church, Mumbi Estate, Nyeri Polytechnic, Upper Parts of Ring Road, Kandara, Mt. Kenya Salvation, Baraka Estate, Some Parts of Kamakwa Estate, Kanoga, Nyawira Est, Gitathini Secondary, Mwonjorias, White House and adjacent customers.
Area: Ngooru, Kihingo, Githima (9 am - 5 pm)
Ngooru Village, Kihingo, Githima, Jua Kali Village, Miagayuini, Kanyinya & adjacent customers.
Area: Kinyaiti, Sikai Sana, Kinyaiti (9 am - 5 pm)
Kabati, Hill Side, Kinyaiti Secondary, Prof. Gachie, Karage, Ndunyuguathi, Kabati Market, Kinyaite Village and adjacent customers.
Dangote offers to sell Kenya electricity
In other news, Nigeria's Aliko Dangote proposed to sell Kenya 500MW of electricity from a planned power plant at his Lamu refinery.
Kenya Power is at the centre of talks, but key terms of a potential power purchase agreement remain unresolved.
The plant’s proposed 1,000MW capacity is double the original plan, with half the electricity intended for sale to Kenya.
The refinery project is also expected to create about 60,000 jobs and serve markets across East and Central Africa.
Source: TUKO.co.ke