PRESIDENT UHURU MAKES NEW ORDERS THAT WILL AFFECT ALL KENYANS.

President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the Ministry of Energy to immediately institute changes as recommended by a taskforce he formed to reduce the cost of energy.

In a statement dated Wednesday, September 29, and signed by State House Spokesperson, Uhuru welcomed recommendations of a taskforce formed in March 2021 to establish a path towards the reduction of the cost of electricity by over 33 per cent within four months.

The president directed the Energy Cabinet Secretary, Charles Keter, to immediately secure the implementation of the recommendation of the Presidential Taskforce on Review of Power Purchase.

He noted that the cost reduction would be achieved through the reduction of the consumer tariffs from an average of Ksh24 per kilowatt hour to Ksh16 per kilowatt hour, which is about two thirds of the current tariff.

“The consequence of the proposed interventions is that a consumer who previously spent Ksh500 per month on electricity shall by 31st December, 2021 pay Ksh330 per month. This cost reduction will be achieved,” reads an excerpt of the statement.

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