Kenyans have expressed their anger even as power blackout dragged on into Saturday morning.
The blackout that hit the country on Friday evening has affected most parts of the country including the Kenyatta International Airport.
Even though the power had been restored at the airport and other parts of the Nairobi Metropolitan area, most parts were still in darkness.
Kenyans have taken to the social platform X, formerly Twitter to express their frustrations.
A user Makori Abuga said such a crisis is enough to make the minster in charge of the energy docket resign.
“In mature democracies, people like Davies Chirchir would have RESIGNED by now. President William Ruto should think of handing over KPLC to KDF. The whole country still witnessing blackout. Kenya Power is so shameless! Businesses and activities grounded for 12 hours!” he said.
“Imagine if a plane was landing at JKIA yesterday and the pilot was in communication with the control tower then just once the communication is cut and even the pilot can't see the runway lights due to a #blackout caused by Kenya power. It would have been a disaster. KPLC = Scam,” Pauline Njoroge said.
Former CAS David Osiany on his part wondered how Kenya Power took more than an hour to issue a statement on the nationwide blackout.
Another user, Gabriel Oguda suggested that Kenya Power should be moved to the Ministry of Defense. “It's clear the Minister for Energy doesn't understand the national security implications of having a nationwide blackout,” he said in a tweet.
Kenya Power has attributed the blackout to a system disturbance.
Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans on the blackout...
Had the Kenya Power MD been a resident of Trans Nzoia County, Susan Nakhumicha would've organized a Blackout Rally today at Matisi Corner to fire him using the One Government Approach.
— Gabriel Oguda (@gabrieloguda) August 26, 2023
In mature democracies, people like Davies Chirchir would have RESIGNED by now. President William Ruto should think of handing over KPLC to KDF. The whole country still witnessing blackout. Kenya Power is so shameless! Businesses and activities grounded for 12 hours! pic.twitter.com/HcPhgY0J4G
— Abuga Makori EGH, MBE (@abuga_makori) August 26, 2023
It's the 5th nationwide power blackout in the country in the past 2 years. Economic cost of a nationwide power outage is far more than losses from all the demos in the past year. Damn! Yet, there wl be no indignation, no sacking, no cries of economic sabotage...none!#blackout
— FCPA Billow Kerrow (@BillowKerrow) August 26, 2023
This is a national shame and a catastrophic carelessness. #blackout https://t.co/2iybsHyT80
— Herman Manyora (@HManyora) August 26, 2023
Planes that were supposed to land at JKIA were redirected to South Africa yesterday at night. Kenyans and business people are stuck in S.A. we are in worldwide shame because JKIA has no backup generator and KPLC have decided #blackout is the way to go. End Kenya power monopoly pic.twitter.com/iXmQ0wK9QV
— Pauline' Njoroge, HCS (@KenyanSays) August 26, 2023
