14 arrested as Naivasha residents protest persistent power outages

The demonstrators, including traders, described the daily losses they incur due to the outages, which they say have become routine.

During the midday incident, the demonstrators blocked the entrance to the busy offices, forcing police to intervene and arrest several people.

For the last couple of months, the town, which hosts geothermal power generation facilities, has experienced daily blackouts, with some outages lasting up to six hours.

Naivasha Sub-County Police Commander Wilson Sigei confirmed the arrest of 14 people, while a senior officer from the utility firm, who declined to be named, attributed the electricity crisis to an outdated power supply system and a rising population.