Energy ministry goes mute on pledge to cut power bills

Kenya's Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma.

Kenya's Energy Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma. PHOTO | PSCU

The Energy ministry has gone mute three weeks after the expiry of its second deadline for cutting electricity prices by a further 15 percent, having failed to complete negotiations with expensive power producers.

Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Monica Juma said in January the cost of power would come down by March 31 to fulfil President Uhuru Kenyatta’s promise of reduced electricity bills to homes.

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