Businesses count cost of lost cash in power outage

Wednesday night's power outage disrupted businesses and plunged thousands of households into darkness...

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A widespread power outage on Wednesday night caused significant losses for businesses and households across Kenya. The blackout, attributed to a fault on the national electricity transmission network, lasted several hours and disrupted services in multiple regions.

Businesses reported losses totaling thousands of shillings, with some unable to operate at all.
Kenya Power confirmed the issue was a technical disturbance on the national grid and stated that supply was restored by 2 am Thursday.
The outage affected major cities including Nairobi and Nakuru, impacting everything from restaurants to transport services.

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