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Originally published by Kenyanstop
July 30, 2026
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Kenya Power Finally Explains What Caused Wednesday's Nationwide Blackout
The outage on Wednesday lasted for more than five hours in most parts of the country, disrupting business operations across much of the country...
✨ Key Highlights
A nationwide blackout on the night of Wednesday, July 29, was caused by a technical disturbance on the Kenya Power national grid. Power was fully restored by 2:00 am on Thursday, July 30.
- The outage affected major regions including Nairobi, the Coast, Mt. Kenya, and parts of the Rift Valley.
- Kenya Power engineers worked to fix the 'technical issue' causing the widespread disruption.
- Though most of the country experienced darkness, some areas in the North Rift Valley and Western Kenya largely remained on supply.
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