The Kenya Power and Lighting Company has announced that the purchase of prepaid tokens will be unavailable for 13 hours.
This is from Friday midnight to Saturday 11 am.
"As a result, purchase of prepaid tokens and checking of token details via "977# and myPower App will be unavailable," the power supplier said.
KPLC apologised for any inconvenience caused.
This comes days after the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) reviewed electricity price rates.
EPRA Director General Daniel Bargoria on Friday said electricity prices will, as of April 1, 2023, increase by up to 63 per cent.
The reviewed tariffs show that Kenyans consume below 30 kilowatts(kWh)) per month will have their electricity bills go up by 22.2 percent.
The agency approved changes in the electricity costs for this category of consumers known as Domestic Lifeline- estimated to be 6.3 million- from the current Sh10 per unit to Sh12.22 per unit.
The matter was however challenged in court with petitioners seeking to halt the scheduled increase of electricity tariffs, citing a lack of public participation.
The petitioners are Ngaruiya Gitau, Isaac Ndereva, Waweru Gituke and the Electricity Consumers Society of Kenya.
On Thursday, the High court certified the case as urgent.
Justice Hedwig Ong’undi directed the petitioners to serve the petition on the respondents immediately.
The matter will be mentioned on April 3 before the duty judge for directions.
