Kenya Power bets on smart meters to keep tabs on theft

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Kenya Power bets on smart meters to keep tabs on theft

Tender documents show that Kenya Power is targeting all the 47 counties grouped into Western, Nairobi, Mount Kenya and Coast regions with a total of 200 border points.

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