Government responds to cries over increased electricity prices
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Government responds to cries over increased electricity prices claiming it does not have a direct say over the matter
Government responds to cries over increased electricity prices claiming it does not have a direct say over the matter.
On Saturday, March 25, David Ndii, the chair of the president’s council on economic affairs, defended President William Ruto against accusations that he had a direct role in the increase in electricity prices.
Ndii noted that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA), a separate regulatory entity, determined the new pricing.
The economists further rejected the idea that a governmental decision had authorized the hike.
“It is true that as an advisor, I don’t pronounce policy, but I do know that electricity tariffs are set by independent regulatory, not a policy decision,” Ndii stated.
He castigated political leaders calling out President William Ruto over tariffs hike, insisting that they were misleading the consumers regarding the powers of the Head of State.
“Politicians will tell you what they think you want to hear,” he wrote.
In the newly approved tariffs, EPRA indicated that customers using 30 units and below would be expected to pay Ksh12 per unit from Ksh10.
The regulatory body noted that customers using 100 units would pay Ksh15.80 per unit from Ksh10 previously charged.
Tariffs remained unchanged for consumers using 101-500 at Ksh15.80 per unit.
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“With a view of meeting the social policy objective, the Lifeline Tariff band has been reduced from100-kilowatt hour(kWh) per month to 30kWh, to cushion and address the needs of low-income households in the society,” EPRA noted.
“Accordingly, these consumers will be cross-subsidized by the other consumer categories to protect the vulnerable members of society,” the regulatory body indicated.
Setting the new tariffs followed Kenya power’s proposal, submitted to EPRA in October 2022, to increase energy charges for the next three years.
After several forums for public input, EPRA approved the charges that will go into force on April 1st, Saturday.
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