Kenya Power says prepaid meters cost effective

KENYA Power wants to connect 300,000 customers per year to the prepaid meter system even as it admits there are numerous challenges with the service. The company's management came under fire on Friday during the annual general meeting when shareholders lashed out at it claiming that customers who use the prepaid meters are overcharged as compared to those still using the old postpaid system. “Kenya Power has been overcharging consumers through the prepaid meters and now the distributor is charging high prices for high energy consumers and then tell there is no dividends. We want our dividends...