The High Court on Wednesday ruled that Kenya power can disconnect electricity supply to key facilities of the Nairobi county Government over a pending debt of Sh732 million.
In his ruling on Wednesday, Justice John Mativo dismissed a case filed by the county seeking to stop the Kenya Power from cutting electricity supply to city facilities.
"The law permits Kenya Power to not only demand the charges for electricity supply but also to disconnect the supply. There's nothing illegal for Kenya power demanding the stated sum," Mativo ruled.
Justice Mativo noted that the petition had not established any basis for the county to grant orders.
He further added that the county failed to demonstrate that it is under no obligation to pay the debt adding that it did not offer any evidence to demonstrate that Kenya power's act of demanding the outstanding bill is illegal.
This comes as a relief to Kenya Power after a ruling in 2017 which ordered the electricity supplier to pay Nairobi county Sh605 million in accumulated way-leave charges.