Kenya Power, which trades under the KPLC ticker, has announced that Runda residents will face a blackout for eight hours on Wednesday.
In a statement, the power utility company singled Runda Evergreen Estate, Runda Meadows and Duom Palm Street among the most affected.
Kenya Power explained that a scheduled maintenance necessitated the power interruption.
Other areas in Nairobi that will be affected by the blackout are Tara Rd, Cactus Street, Baobab Street, Ebony Street, Garden Drive, Woodvale Drive, Flame Tree, Mugumo Drive, Part of Ruaka Rd and adjacent customers.
The company also extended the blackout to four counties: Bomet, Kiambu, Trans Nzoia and Nyeri.
In Bomet, the power will be off in Bingwa, Kataret, Chebunyo, Labotiet, Tenwek Hospital, Kaboson, Emarti, Chepalungu TTI, Fairmount Hotel, Ntulele, Lalela, Kabolecho, Kiprturgut, Kapkulumben, Tilangok, Mogor, Lelbarak, Kiproroget and adjacent customers.
The blackout will start at 9:00 am and end at 4:00 pm
In Trans Nzoia, the affected areas are Gumo Farm, Molem, Kimwondo, Elgon Tea, Muroki, Saboti, Gitwamba, Soy Mining, Bull Station, Sabwani ADC, Kapkoi, Katuke and adjacent customers. The power will be off for 6 hours.
Nyeri, on the other hand, will experience interruption in Gikororo, Kahuru Mkt, Ndima T/Factory, Kiaruhiu, Gathaithi, Mathia, Canteen, Gitangaruri, Ndima Kanini, Kahuro TBC, Ndiriti, Kiang'ombe, Gathambi, Muragara, Kanyai TBC, Kiambagathi, Mihuru TBC, Mununga and adjacent customers.
Kiambu County will also suffer power outages in Ngethu Lower Camp, Ngorongo, Kamwangi, Karuri, Igegania Hosp, Nyamathumbi, Mitero, Mukurwe, Kangoo, Gathaite, Mbici, Kanjuku, Kagumoini, Ruburi, Ritho, Icaciri and adjacent customers.
The interruption comes when the utility firm has intensified a crackdown on vandals of electricity transformers.
On Monday, the police tracked down a vandal mastermind and his four accomplices believed to be behind the widespread blackout experienced in Murang'a and Nyeri counties.
The DCI officers were drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) and were assisted by National Government Administration Officers (NGAO).
