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Africa-Press<\/a> – Kenya<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>UPDATE: Kenya Power has managed to restore power supply to Mombasa, Kwale, Tana River and Lamu counties.<\/b><\/p>\n

However, the company advised residents of Kilifi to remain patient as they worked to restore power in the county.<\/b><\/p>\n

“We have managed to isolate a section of rabai Substation that was damaged in today’s mid-morning fire incident. We would like to request our customers in kilifi to bear with us as we work to restore normalcy at the earliest opportunity,” they stated.<\/b><\/p>\n

Kenya Power has released a statement explaining that the power outage in five counties in the coast region was caused by a fire incident at the Rabai Substation in Mombasa on Saturday, April 17.<\/p>\n

The outage affected Mombasa, Kilifi, Kwale, Tana River and Lamu counties.<\/p>\n

Kenya Power added that it’s engineers were working round the clock to restore power in the counties.<\/p>\n

“The fire has since been contained and our engineers on-site to access the extent of the damage, and restore normal electricity supply as soon as possible,” they stated in a press statement.<\/p>\n

The utility company provided support contacts if the public required more information regarding the incident, 3201622\/39\/47.<\/p>\n

The electricity distributor had also, on April 13, explained power outages countrywide saying strong winds that accompany heavy rainfall cause trees to fall on power lines which disrupt power supply.<\/p>\n

They further stated that wet branches that touch power lines create short circuits which cause excessive current to flow and burn out power lines, causing outages.<\/p>\n

They subsequently warned Kenyans against cutting down trees that are close to power lines to reduce the risk of electrocution.<\/p>\n

Kenya Power usually takes up the responsibility of cutting down trees and pruning branches that are likely to distract power lines.<\/p>\n

Kenyans are advised to take precautions whenever there is a power outage so as to avoid damage to equipment and also protect themselves from accidental fires.<\/p>\n

All tools, appliances and home electronic equipment should be turned off, and once power is restored, used sparingly during the first few hours to prevent system overload.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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