News that lawyer Apollo Mboya has reached a deal with Kenya Power to settle a case filed against the firm over inflated billing out of court have not gone down well with Kenyans.
Mr Mboya filed a class action suit against Kenya Power in January, accusing it of abusing its monopoly and dominance. He asked the court to declare that the distributor made false or misleading representations of electricity tariffs and bills, thereby infringing on consumers’ rights.
He also sought a declaration that the monopoly enjoyed by Kenya Power is unconstitutional.
But now Kenyans feel betrayed in the latest development and believe the lawyer was paid by the firm to settle the case out of court.
I don’t want to say that am disappointed with Apollo Mboya but news that “Kenya power and him have agreed for an out of court settlement over billing” has made me sad. I thought those affected with billing were “we”, the Kenyans and not Mboya alone, (whom I respect).
— juma ?? (@jumaf3) October 22, 2018
All along, I thought Apollo Mboya had sued KPLC on behalf of Kenyans until today when I heard both parties have agreed on our of court settlement..Am lost pic.twitter.com/taL8FAxsco
— Berny K (@BernyK6) October 22, 2018
Remember when Apollo Mboya was the messiah of Kenyans. Some people ran #UnmaskingApolloMboya and they were insulted.
— Vinny (@Baba_Oren) October 22, 2018
Well…..
Apollo Mboya has to eat too.
This country though…..
????
— Ahmed Mohamed (@Asmali77) October 22, 2018
It’s a year of handshakes. The latest is between Apollo Mboya and Kenya Power.
— Joshua K. Njenga (@JKNjenga) October 22, 2018
What if we, who are not corrupt, are the problem in Kenya.
See Apollo Mboya. pic.twitter.com/dd8JtdyuKm— INCREDIBLY TERRIBLE (@allen_arnold) October 22, 2018
We accorded Apollo Mboya so much support then he does us dirty like this? I thought this electricity thing was affecting all Kenyans: how did a single man settle a bargain on behalf of all of us without involving us?
— BOBO (@Samantha_Nyobia) October 22, 2018
Apollo Mboya is a traitor, we were with him fighting this monopoly of KPLC and now mans has decided to join our oppressors!
— Captain K (@Kianangih) October 22, 2018