Kenya Power to Upgrade Pre-Paid Billing
Kenya Power has announced plans to upgrade its pre-paid billing system to reduce the continued technical hitches experienced by consumers.
Most of the customers have complained of occasional failure even after loading credit into the pre-paid meters, while others have often complained of being unable to load credits onto the meter.
Kenyan Gospel Star Launches Mobile Service Provider
Tomorrow, Gospel singer SK Blue will launch an SMS service for his company, Sakata Media. Dubbed Sakata Mobi, it is working as a premium rate service provider that provides recorded information for subscribers of a network or live conversation for callers.
These services will be channelled through SMS short codes or special numbers leased by network operators to PRS providers.They can also be used for short-term promotions or campaigns.
AfDB Approves New Funds for Ethiopia-Kenya Power Project
Addis Ababa – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan agreement amounting US$115 million to finance the construction of a cross-border electricity highway running between Ethiopia and Kenya.
A member of the Karo tribe by the Omo river in Ethiopia. Three hydropower dams are planned – there are fears that the resulting scarcity could lead to violent conflict (Getty)
Ethiopia-Kenya Power Line Gets Sh37 Billion Loan
Finance Minister Njeru Githae and World Bank Country Director Johannes Zutt, addressing the media at Treasury Building after signing a Kshs.51.9 billion loan agreement.
The loan is for construction of Eastern Electricity Highway Project to bring Hydro electric power from Ethiopia to Kenya (Kshs.37.5 billion),
