The Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has blamed the recent power outage affecting some Kenyatta University students on an incident that occurred last week during the replacement of a transformer in the Kiwanja area, Roysambu.
In a statement issued on Monday, January 27, KPLC said that several of their staff were injured after being attacked by residents, who threw stones, assaulted them, and damaged their truck.
KPLC explained that a (200kVA) transformer serving the area failed late last year, and due to a lack of similar units in their stores, a temporary 315 kVA transformer was installed while a suitable replacement was sourced.
However, according to Kenya Power, the company staff who had been sent to swap the high-voltage transformer with the recommended lower-voltage one were met with violence by locals, forcing them to flee.
