KPLC ECONOMICS 101

You bought KSh 1,000 worth of tokens. Your neighbor bought KSh 1,000 worth of tokens. You got 51 units. They got 36 units. And now you are confused about KPLC tokens.

But KPLC is not the problem. Your electricity bill is a confession.

Let me explain.

If you are using less than 30 units a month, KPLC looks at you and says: "This one is struggling. Let us help." They charge you around KSh 19 per unit. That is the lifeline tariff. It is welfare. It is mercy. It is the government saying, "We know life is hard. Here is a discount."

If you are using between 30 and 100 units a month, they say: "This one has a fridge, maybe a TV, probably a fan. They can afford a little more." Now you are paying around KSh 24 per unit. You have left the mercy zone. You are now in the reality zone.