The acting managing director of KPLC, Geoffrey Wasua Muli, testified in support of rising electricity tariffs before a parliamentary committee in Mombasa.

According to him, 60 percent of the KSH 100 billion generated by the payment of power bills in Kenya is used to finance capacity fees for private investors who supply electricity to the national aid.

He also addedthat the weakening shilling against the dollar will have a ripple effect on the cost of power causing it to rise

A number of counties are aggravating matters according to KPLC, by demanding to charge for the electricity poles that Kenya Power puts in their territory.

Therefore, Kenya Power and other energy stakeholders have asked legislators to intervene after it come to their attention that KWS, KERA and KURA together with some of the counties including; Nairobi, Mombasa, Laikipia, and Machakos have weiten to Kenya Power over the intention to tax each electricity pole stored in their counties.