The Roaming Reporter went out to get the feeling of Kenyans about the impending power rationing and this is what some had to say:
Gidraph Gateri,
Branch Manager, Naivas Supermarket – Baba Dogo
The branch was opened only last week and almost all operations depend on electricity. We need power for lighting and operating machinery. In case of power rationing, we will have to use a generator which is an expensive option. We will therefore be forced to close early because a generator cannot sustain us for all our operating hours.
Even at home, power rationing will be a major inconvenience if it’s done in the evening because that means I will have to miss watching news on television. Why can’t they do the rationing late at night when people are asleep and most businesses closed?
David Wakaba,
Operations Manager, Premier Food Industries - Baba Dogo
Our industry operates on a 24-hour basis and we depend on power to run all form of machinery ranging from mixers, cooking tanks, motors and also for lighting. The decision to ration electricity supply in this region is shocking and we shall use appropriate means, as a manufacturing industry, to contest the move.
In the meantime, we will be forced to use generators which will in turn affect the cost of production. But we shall bear the burden for a reasonable period before we think of passing it over to the consumer.
Diana Wairimu,
M-Pesa and Butchery Business Owner – Makadara
There will be no major impact on both my butchery and M-Pesa kiosk as I operate during the day and don’t need much electricity. I only use power for lighting in the evening and recharging my weighing machine.
If I am forced to operate at night and there is no power, I will turn to rechargeable florescent lamps as a viable option.
However, unavailability of power at night will pose a major security concern as darkness scares away customers.
Bulton Mbogo,
Metalworks Workshop Supervisor – Makadara
All my operations depend on electricity and I have no other source of power. I need power for welding, lighting, drilling, cutting and grinding.
I will be forced to close if there is no power and some clients don’t accept their work to be delayed. In the wake of power rationing, I see myself running out of business.
Karagu Isaac,
Welding Technician – Jogoo Road
No power means no business for me. Other options like use of gas and generators are expensive and unsustainable. This welding business is all I have and if it’s affected negatively, I will lose my only source of income.
Simon Muruga,
Kasarani Resident
I depend on electricity for most of my operations at home which range from cooking, operating electronics and lighting. If there is no electricity, food that I normally preserve in the refrigerator will get spoilt and that is the last thing I would wish to happen in these tough economic times. I even have some special medicine at home with require refrigeration as a preservation method.
Alex Fadiga,
Barber – Maringo
My Kinyozi purely depends on electricity and no other form of energy. I don’t use other shaving machines apart from the electric one. My customers come in at any time and therefore any form of power rationing schedule will have an adverse effect on my business. I do understand that there might be power generation shortfalls but rationing should be the last option Kenya Power can consider.
Kelly Odiek,
Poultry Farmer – Maringo
I rear poultry using a method that relies heavily on electricity. My chicken cannot feed without sufficient light and natural light is never enough, given the kind of structures I use. The incubators should also have a constant
temperature, otherwise the chicks might die. So, I don’t support any form of power rationing
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