MANUFACTURERS have lauded the move by Deputy President William Ruto to stop Kenya Power from raising electricity charges adding that the firm should focus on cutting its internal inefficiancies. Kenya Association of Manufacturers chief executive Betty Maina said the move was a relief to the sector given that it consumes 60 per cent of the electricity generated in the country and thus highly affected by energy costs. “The move comes as a big relief to industry which has been in the forefront in lobbying for a reduction in energy cost in an effort to improve the global competitiveness of local...
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