Kenya Power clarifies switching off electricity at Gachagua’s event
Kenya Power clarifies switching off electricity at Gachagua's event
Kenya Power has denied online claims that electricity was willingly shut off at the ACK Church in Mathira where former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua was attending a church service.
Taking to social media on Sunday, March 23, Kenya Power clarified that areas that had been earmarked for maintenance had been notified a day earlier.
“Good afternoon sir, Kindly note that various parts of Nyeri County and its environs were scheduled for a planned maintenance today, 23rd of March, as circulated on our platforms,” part of the statement.
“This is to ensure the provision of continuous and reliable power.”
Kenya Power was responding to reports from an online skeptic who alluded that power had been switched off to purposefully dissuade the former DP from addressing the crowd.
“I’m hearing Kenya Power decided to switch off lights in the whole of Nyeri town today coz Riggy G is attending a Church service at ACK St Peter’s Cathedral. Nyeri people can you confirm this, please? Do you have electricity?” the X post read.
In the first notice issued on Saturday, Kenya Power warned that the general areas of Nyeri, Mweiga, Naromoru, and Tetu from 8 am to 5 pm.
In Nyeri, the national utility specified, among others, the whole of Nyeri Town, Kangemi, Asian Quarters, Witemere, Temple Road, Outspan Hospital, Golf Club, Kandara, Ring Road, and Nyeri Polytechnic.
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Karatina, State Lodge and Ragati were also listed in the maintenance to receive a blackout during the same time period.
Most notably, Gachagua was attending an Anglican Church of Kenya service in which politicking was banned just a week ago.
During a church service on March 16, ACK Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit announced there would not be a public address by politicians inside the church henceforth.
“I want to give directions that from today henceforth, In any Anglican congregation, there will be no opportunity for any political leader to have a speech in the church,” he declared.
“We will mention their names, they will wave their hands if they so wish to speak to the congregants, it will be done outside of the sanctuary not only today but in all our dioceses and churches.”
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