Large parts of Kenya were plunged into darkness on Wednesday night following a widespread power outage that disrupted electricity supply across several regions of the country. In a statement, Kenya Power confirmed the widespread outage, attributing it to a system disturbance that had affected electricity supply across much of the country. “We wish to inform our esteemed customers that we are experiencing a widespread power outage affecting customers in Nairobi, Coast, Mt Kenya and parts of Central Rift. Kenya Power added that its technical teams had been deployed to restore electricity as quickly as possible. We regret the inconvenience caused,” Kenya Power said.