Kenya: Monkey Tripped Transformer At Power Station Causing Blackout, Kengen Says

A monkey was behind the huge power blackout which was experienced in the country on Tuesday, the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has revealed.

According to the power generating company, the rogue primate climbed on the roof of the Gitaru Power Station and dropped onto a transformer, tripping it.

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