Kenya Power Announces Payment System Downtime, Disrupting Token Purchases and Bill Payments
The utility company said the outage had affected token purchases and electricity bill payments across all payment channels...
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Kenya Power has announced a nationwide system interruption affecting its prepaid electricity token vending and bill payment platforms. The outage is currently preventing customers from purchasing tokens and paying their electricity bills through all available channels.
- The disruption impacts token purchases and bill payments across all channels.
- The affected organization is Kenya Power.
- Technical teams are working to restore services, with updates promised once normal operations resume.
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