By Staff Writer | Wajir Today | Thursday, 30 October 2025
The people of Wajir are fed up. Days have turned into months of darkness, frustration, and empty promises as persistent power blackouts continue to paralyse life across the county.
From small businesses forced to close early to families struggling through long, hot nights without electricity, anger is mounting and patience is wearing thin.
Wajir East MP Aden Daud Mohamed has finally broken his silence, admitting the depth of the crisis in a Facebook post that many residents say comes “too late.”
In his statement, the legislator acknowledged that the constant power outages have “severely disrupted daily lives, businesses, and households,” and promised that steps were being taken to restore stability.
“The recent power blackouts and rationing have severely disrupted our daily lives, businesses, and households. I fully understand and share your frustration. We deserve reliable electricity in Wajir.”
But on the ground, people are less convinced. “We’ve heard this story before,” Ahmed Mumin, a shopkeeper in Wajir town says . “Every few months we’re told the same thing, new generators, new plans, and yet we still sleep in darkness.”
According to the MP, faulty 2MW gensets are being repaired after months of delays in parts arriving from China. He added that a 1MW Wartsila generator would be restored by February 2026, and new energy projects including a solar hybrid system expected to generate up to 12MW are underway.
“By February 2026, we will achieve greater redundancy through the hybridization project, Encom genset, repaired Chinese units, and the restored Wartsila machine. By the end of 2026, we will attain full energy sufficiency with capacity to grow.” The MP asserted
Yet the timelines stretch into late 2026, offering little comfort to residents enduring daily blackouts now.
Business owners say they are counting losses in the millions, while hospitals and schools struggle to operate on backup generators. “It’s a shame that in 2025, Wajir is still in the dark,” said a youth activist. “People are tired, we want action, not promises.”
As residents wait for the promised solutions, Wajir remains a county in the dark, a place where empty promises and broken trust have left citizens wondering when, or if, the lights will ever come back on in full swing.
