Kenya sorry for countrywide power cuts
Kenya’s transport minister has apologised after a countrywide power cut left passengers stranded in darkness at Nairobi’s main airport.
Many homes and businesses are still without electricity since the blackout started on Friday evening.
The majority state-owned power company has not explained exactly what caused the outage.
On social media people are asking why there was no functioning back up system at the airport and are heavily critical of the energy ministry.
Some business owners are seizing the opportunity to advertise their solar products
Correspondents say short power cuts are fairly common in Kenya, but such a long blackout across the country is extremely rare.
By Will Ross
