Nairobi City Council staff dumped garbage at the entry of the Kenya Power and Lightning Company (KPLC).
It is alleged that the county staff arrived at the premises on Monday morning with garbage trucks and blocked all entry and exit points.
They then dumped the heaps of garbage, cut off the water supply, and sealed sewer lines before they clamped and towed away KPLC vehicles that were parked outside Stima Plaza.
Nairobi City Council staff dump garbage outside Stima Plaza. Photo: Courtesy.
According to KPLC in a statement, the standoff stemmed from the company’s decision to disconnect power at several Nairobi County offices due to an outstanding electricity bill amounting to Ksh3.1 billion.
KPLC maintained that despite supplying electricity to the county, payments had been significantly delayed, forcing them to take action by cutting off the power supply.
KPLC General Manager for Commercial Services and Sales,has moreover noted that the dispute dates back two years when the company issued bills to the county but the payments were never made.
”This morning, we had our work going on then all of a sudden, we realised that there were County Government trucks with garbage. One of them came and dropped the garbage right in front of our offices at Stima Plaza. Several of them are still on standby around the building. We have had a long-standing issue with Nairobi County regarding payment of their bills. They have continued overtime to raise issues with their bills and we have had discussions over the last two years on how this could be solved and they committed that they would start paying.”
