Kenya Power has announced planned power interruptions across several regions of the country on Thursday, February 19, 2026, to facilitate routine maintenance of electricity supply lines and network upgrades.
The scheduled outages will affect parts of Nairobi, Kajiado, Central Rift, North Rift, South Nyanza and Mt. Kenya regions between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., depending on the location.
Nairobi Region
In Runda area, electricity will be interrupted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Areas affected include Redhill Road, Gachie, Rosslyn Green, Rosslyn Lone Tree, Runda Groove, Ruaka Groove, part of Ruaka Drive, Rosslyn Valley and adjacent customers.
Parts of Buruburu and Hamza will also face outages from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., affecting Buruburu Phase 5, Naivas Buruburu, Hamza, Makadara Law Court, Magunas Jogoo Road, Uhuru Market, St. Ann School, Mbotela, Likoni Road and surrounding areas.
In Bahati, the blackout will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., impacting Bahati, Bahati Towers, Rikana, Burma Market, City Stadium, Kaloleni and nearby customers.
Meanwhile, parts of Ngong Road including Green House, Adams Arcade, Ndemi Lane, Guadalupe Church, Suna Road, part of Kirichwa Road, Kenya Shell and Total Petrol Station will experience outages during the same hours.
Parts of Kajiado County
Good evening,
Please be advised that there will be a scheduled power interruption as outlined in the attached Images:
Date: Thursday, 19.02.2026
Time: 9.00 A.M. – 5.00 P.M.^BN pic.twitter.com/xCdALZZVDJ
— Kenya Power (@KenyaPower_Care) February 18, 2026
In Kajiado Town, power will be unavailable from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Affected areas include Kajiado County Offices, Saina, BlueSky, Sambel, Oloyangalani, Oloosuyian, Saab Royale, Suguna Farm, MTTI, the whole of Kajiado Town and adjacent customers.
Central Rift Region
Parts of Londiani will experience power interruption from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Areas affected include Makutano, Miti Tatu, Kiploki, Kamwingi 1 and 2, DF4, Londiani Girls and Sacred Heart.
North Rift Region
In Naiberi Centre, Uasin Gishu County, electricity will be cut from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., affecting Naiberi Centre, Kipsinende Farm, Plateau Bible College, Plateau Hospital and neighboring customers.
South Nyanza Region
Parts of Homa Bay County, specifically Rabuor and Mango areas, will face outages from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., impacting Rabuor Primary School, Mango Primary School, Twist Centre and surrounding customers.
Mt. Kenya Region
In Nyeri County, areas including Endarasha and Charity will be affected from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., while Chinga and Kagicha areas will experience outages from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Parts of Kirinyaga County, specifically Thumaita West, will have electricity supply interrupted from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In Murang’a County, Kenol Town and Komorori will face blackouts between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Meanwhile, parts of Laikipia County, including Mukima and KHE areas, will be without power from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kenya Power has advised affected customers to plan accordingly and treat all power lines as live during the maintenance period.
The utility noted that electricity supply may be restored earlier than the indicated time once maintenance work is completed.
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