Electricity connected in Archer's post and Wamba goes live.

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Electricity connection in Archer’s Post and Wamba has now gone live at long last. A few people have been connected in Archer’s and Wamba hospital will be the first point to be connected in Wamba. Those who were quick to apply and paying the initial connection fees were attended to, early.

The requirement of the lighting company is that you should only apply if you got a request letter of connection from them. That means you are near link points and passed their feasibility study test of getting a connection. You are also required to be certified by their wiring agents who are supposed to inspect and/or install wiring at your premises at your own cost. For those leaving far from link points are considered over distance case and they wouldn’t be attended to at this stage.

Thereafter, you merge all those paper work and application fees of Kshs 17,000 and forward them to Isiolo Kenya Power and Lighting offices. Thereafter the power men will land in your premises/house to do the installations. I realized many locals do not have Kenya Revenue Authority’s (KRA’s) Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is a must have requirement when applying. Getting a PIN is free of charge and all you need to do is get a copy and original ID and persevere the long queue in Times Tower in Nairobi’s KRA offices. But I heard that a KRA office in Meru is offering the same too and with no doubt doing it over there is far much easier and less costly than in Nairobi.

Thanks

Tom Lolosoli

Secretary SEDF