Business owners in the country continued to bear the brunt of the nationwide power blackout that has affected several parts of the country.
The country was hit by a nationwide blackout on Friday evening and by Saturday morning most parts were still in darkness.
As a result, businesses that rely on electricity to run their activities have continued to count losses.
A spot check in Nairobi’s the CBD showed businesses that rely on power had opted to use generators, while others remained closed due to the power outage.
There were less activities in some restaurants in the CBD as owners waited on power to be restored.
Some electronics shops along Luthuli Avenue remained shut, while those that were open were either having no activities going on or were operating on generators.
“You know as sellers of Televisions, we can’t operate without power because even if a customer comes you have to test for them to be sure what you are selling to them is working so we have to wait until power is restored,” a seller along Luthuli Avenue told the Star.
Even though the power had been restored at the airport and other parts in the Nairobi Metropolitan area, most parts were still in darkness.
Passengers at JKIA were stranded in darkness for at least two hours on Friday night as Kenyans reported power outages across the country .
It was reported that there was no electricity at Kenya's main international airport from around 9.45pm.
Regions including Nairobi, Rift Valley, Mt Kenya and Western Kenya were also affected by the power outage.
Processes including immigration and baggage handling at JKIA were paralysed during the blackout.
The situation forced Transport Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen to apologise for the power outage at JKIA.
Murkomen said there was no excuse for the incident.
"I am really sorry for what has happened at JKIA with the blackout. There is no excuse worth reporting and there is no reason why our airport is in darkness," he said.
