Kenya Power Faces Backlash As Blackout Hits The Country: "JKIA Again”

• Most parts of Kenya experienced a blackout on the evening of Sunday, December 10
• Kenyans across the country reported that power went out minutes before 8pm including at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
• Most Kenyans expressed their disappointment at the development, bearing in mind that it was the third time it had occurred since the year began

Amos Khaemba, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings more than three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Nairobi - Kenyans experienced an unusual Sunday evening when most parts of the country were plunged into darkness due to a fault at KPLC.

Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) is yet to give an update on the blackout that has plunged most parts of the country into darkness.

A quick check by TUKO.co.ke confirmed that parts of the country were in darkness.

Taking to various social media platforms, they expressed their frustrations at the electricity supplier after it emerged that the blackout equally affected Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

How Kenyans reacted to blackout

TUKO.co.ke highlighted some of their comments below:

Shikoh Kihika:

"We need to be suing Kenya power for damages... It's no longer a coincidence that lights go out almost everywhere."

Ezekiel Mutua:

"Another nationwide power outage. What's the problem with KPLC? The unpredictability of their services is a national shame!"

Gabriel Oguda:

"This is the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). You guys took an entire country and put in the hands of those who were born incompetent. You haven't seen nothing yet."

What Murkomen said after blackout at JKIA

Meanwhile, Transport Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kipchumba Murkomen apologised to Kenyans over a nationwide blackout that hit most parts of the country, including the JKIA, on Friday, August 25.

The CS regretted the incident, noting there was no explanation as to why the country's busiest airport did not have a power backup.

Murkomen promised to meet with the leadership of JKIA on Saturday, August 26, and provide the way forward.

"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. I will be announcing the decision we will make tomorrow 9am at JKIA after a meeting with the leadership of the airport. Once again, I am sorry," Murkomen said.