Kenyans have reasons to be happy Following the changes that have been made by KPLC which will be implemented at the beginning of next month. Among the key changes which have been made, token users will be able to share or transfer Tokens.
Now the Kenyans may not be able to purchase electricity tokens from shops and kiosks after Kenya Power barred all third parties from dealing in the trade.
Following an official notice shared on Tuesday, August 30, the Kenya Power, that publicly trades under the ticker KPLC, made an announcement that it had only approved three paybill numbers/ number of banks as well as the USSD code *977#
With the prepaid tokens, the customers can purchase via the M-Pesa Paybill number 888880 while in the post-paid category, users are advised to make the purchase via the M-Pesa Paybill number that is 888888.
With the new connections, the customers are advised to make the payment via M-Pesa Paybill 888899.Part of the notice read ” We wish to inform our prepaid and postpaid customers that, effective Thursday, September 1, 2022, the purchase of prepaid tokens and payment of postpaid bills will only be made through the above-mentioned authorized channels.
Our Customers can also conveniently access these services through KPLC banking halls countrywide. They can also purchase tokens or pay their bills via USSD code *977#
Kenya power company further cautioned users from making the purchase through third-party agents, mostly kiosks.
These new changes are expected to minimize delays in purchasing of tokens and payment of postpaid bills that resulted from technical hitches experienced by customers in the past.
This company is also pursuing a revolutionary technology aimed at enabling Kenyans to share tokens with their friends or neighbours who are on the pre-paid option.
Now as kenyans relocate houses, tenants will also be able to move with their tokens to their new settlements .
