Nairobi City Hall has started a crazy operation of tearing down and vandalizing fiber cables across major highways in the city as their feud with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) escalates.
On Tuesday, City Hall employees took to Argwings Kodhek Road and started tearing down the cables causing massive internet blackout around the area. The operation is also ongoing in other places.
Kenya Power and internet service providers have a partnership where the providers deliver their services to their customers by mounting their gadgets using Kenya Power infrastructure such as the power poles.
City Hall says the fiber cables were put up without the authorization of the County and that no permits were issued. The childish tantrums between Nairobi County and Kenya Power are now spilling over to affect common Kenyans.
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On Sunday, Kenya Power disconnected electricity to City Hall over ballooning bills. In retaliation, City Hall took trucks full of garbage and offloaded them at Kenya Power offices on Stima Plaza. They also disconnected the water supply to the building forcing Kenya Power employees to start working remotely.
So, both sides seem to be holding ground with neither willing to listen to the other as Kenyans are now set to continue missing vital services. For instance, all services at City Hall are at a standstill because there is no power, and services at Kenya Power are disrupted because there is no power and employees are at home.
“What these two entities are doing is childish and petty. We pay taxes to get services and as of now, nothing is going on. Is Nairobi City County now on autopilot? Why is nobody talking?” Said a furious city dweller who had gone to City Hall for a business permit.
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