Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions affecting several areas across the country on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
The company said the outages are part of routine maintenance and will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
“Good Evening. The listed areas will be affected by planned power interruptions tomorrow (18th March 2026),” Kenya Power said in a statement on X.
The affected areas include parts of Nairobi, Nakuru, Isiolo, Migori, Kirinyaga, Embu, and Kiambu counties.
In Nairobi, residents in parts of Juja Road, Huruma, and adjacent customers will experience interruptions. In Nakuru County, the outage will affect Maai Mahiu Town and surrounding areas, including Governor, Munuiu, Old Kijabe, IDP Camps, Longonot, Kiambogo, Sission, Msafiri, Kimunyu, Mafuta Taa, Kigecha, Satellite, Dry Port (Old Line), Jumbo, Longonot Chicken, Jaeda, Kingstone, Stonemat, Bhudia, Addpack, Hipstone, Nyakinyua, Utheri wa Lari, Ewaso Kedong Market, Najile, and neighbouring customers.
In Isiolo County, areas such as Town, Kiwanjani, and Tururoba will be affected. Specific locations include Kambi ya Juu, Kula Mawe, Spook Mjinga, Mwangaza, County Assembly, Silver Bell, 19 Coins, Glados Hotel, Basalinga, Total, Shell, Cereal Board, General Hospital, Downtown, Police, Safi Estate, Bulla Pesa, and adjacent customers.
Parts of Migori County, including Bonde and Nyabisawa, will also experience outages. In Kirinyaga, affected areas include Majengo, Piai, Murinduko, Estana Hotel, PK Njuguna, Rogoi, Mugamba Ciura, Murinduko Togonye, St. Susan, Kariati, Kadawa, Gold, Mumbu, Itangi, South Ngariama, Ikurungu, Ikurungu Hospital, Morgan, Sikai Sana, Gathigini Primary School, and surrounding areas.
In Embu County, the outage will affect Ishiara, Karurumo, Kanyuambora, Kyeniri, Ngunyumu, Rwanjeru, Kasafari, Baraga, Kathagutari, Karerema, Murari Soko, Kigwambiti, and adjacent customers.
In Kiambu County, parts of Rironi, Kerwa, and Ngecha will be affected, including Kagia, Kanduma, Gitangu, Thamanda, Kerwa, Kanduma, Muguga, Gatonye, Kamuguga, Universal, Zambezi, and neighbouring customers.
The power outages come days after Kenya Power Managing Director Joseph Siror revealed that between 50 and 70 per cent of electricity outages across the country are caused by trees and vegetation interfering with power lines.
“The biggest challenge, if you look at most of our outages, I would want to tell the public that about 50-70% is because of trees, and the unfortunate thing you would recall is that about 2-3 years ago, we entered into a very intensive programme of cutting all the trees near our lines,” Siror said.
