Much of Kenya falls into darkness in the third nationwide power blackout in 3 months

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A power blackout has hit Kenya, paralyzing large parts of the country, and the transport minister is calling for an investigation into “possible acts of sabotage and coverup” over the third nationwide outage in three months. The failure affected many vital facilities, including the main airport in Nairobi, which is a major transport hub connecting East Africa to Asia, Europe and other parts of the world. After visiting the airport, Kenya’s transport minister said the National Police Service should investigate the blackouts for sabotage. Kenya Power said late Sunday that it had restored electricity service to parts of the country, including some residential districts in the capital, but many areas in Kenya remained without power Monday morning.