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Kenya Power plans maintenance outages in eight counties on Sunday

Parts of Nairobi, Kiambu, Machakos, Kitui, Kisumu, Siaya, Bungoma and Kilifi will lose supply, some from 8am to 5pm.

Olanrewaju Adewole
Nairobi1 min read
The Nairobi skyline seen from Upper Hill.
The Nairobi skyline seen from Upper Hill. File photo: Lmwangi / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Kenya Power has scheduled electricity interruptions in parts of eight counties on Sunday 1 November for maintenance work. The earliest start at 8am, and some areas will be off for up to eight hours.

Where and when

  • Nairobi: parts of Parklands, 9am to 5pm.
  • Kiambu: Gatuanyaga, Makongeni and Kiganjo, 9am to 5pm. Kigwa and Ridgeways are also listed.
  • Machakos: Athi River, 9am to 5pm; Matuu Town and Kanyonyo, 8am to 5pm.
  • Kitui: Mwingi, Kyuso, Tseikuru and Mutito, 8am to 5pm.
  • Kisumu: Sondu and Miwani, 9am to 5pm.
  • Siaya: Sirembe and Aluor, 9am to 2pm.
  • Bungoma: Mabanga and Ndengelewa, 9am to noon.
  • Kilifi: Kanamai Majengo, KALRO, Mtepeni and CBL, 9am to 4pm.

The company advised customers in these areas to make arrangements ahead of the interruptions.

Source: Citizen Digital, 31 October 2026.

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