Fire at Kakamega Substation triggers power outage across five Western Kenya counties

A fire at Musaga Substation in Kakamega County on Friday disrupted electricity supply across parts of western Kenya, leaving homes and businesses in five counties without power. The outage, Kenya Power said in a statement, affected customers in Kakamega, Bungoma, Busia and Siaya counties, as well as parts of Vihiga County. The power provider is now using alternative supply lines to reconnect customers as technicians work to address the situation at the affected facility. “We are re-routing power through alternative supply lines to restore electricity to customers progressively,” Kenya Power said. The company did not provide a timeline for when normal supply would be fully restored, saying efforts to resolve the incident were ongoing. “We understand the disruption this is causing to homes and businesses,” the utility said, as it apologised to customers for the inconvenience caused by the outage.