The debt standoff that led to the dumping of garbage in front of Kenya Power offices at Stima Plaza and Electricity House in Nairobi by county government officials took a new twist on Wednesday after the utility company and its affiliated trading partners took the county to court.
Kenya Power and the Kenya Power Pension Fund filed a case under a certificate of urgency, arguing that the basic rights of their residents had been violated.
Justice Ann Omollo is set to issue directions on Wednesday afternoon regarding the key issues raised by the petitioners.
In their prayers to the court, the Kenya Power company and staff union wanted the judge to order an immediate removal of all the county trucks, and garbage piles and unblocking of the sewer at their offices which they argued had hampered their services. A photo collage of a garbage heap and trucks from Nairobi County government outside Stima Plaza in Nairobi on February 24, 2025.
