Nairobi, coast and Mt Kenya hit by power blackout
A Kenya Power employee carries out repairs on Haile Selassie Road, Mombasa. Kenyans on Wednesday lamented about widespread power outage.
A widespread power blackout has hit parts of Kenya.
The utility firm said the outage affected Nairobi, coast and Mt Kenya regions, blaming it on a system disturbance.
"At 11:09am this morning, we lost power supply due to a system disturbance, affecting parts of Nairobi, coast and Mt Kenya regions," Kenya Power said in a statement.
"We are working, in collaboration with other sector players, to restore the power supply as soon as possible. An update on the restoration progress will be issued in due course."
In Nairobi city centre, various buildings were powered by standby generators.
Manufacturers, commercial building owners, warehouses, farmers and small businesses such as salons and barbershops largely depend on electricity to operate.
In January, it took Kenya Power four hours to restore power to parts of the country after repair works by their engineers after the country was hit by a countrywide blackout.
