State of the Cities Baseline Survey 2012-2013

Kenya, 2012 - 2013

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other specify:what is the 2nd main reason that you do not have an electric conne (q542b_99)

Data file: Final Data All Cities - anonymized2

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Valid: 14581

Type: Discrete

Start: 5011

End: 5157

Width: 147

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What is the second main reason that you do not have an electric connection in the house?
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Value	Category
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Disconnected due to illegal connections
Dont need to have electricity
Exploring use of solar and I need to raise Ksh. 14000 for that.
Fees burden huge considering I support my deceased sister's child in primary school
I came from home recently i dont know.
I do not know
I found it was disconnected.
Much cheaper on the long term
N/B
NO OTHER REASON
NONE
New built houses thus connection not yet done
No nearby transformer
On the waiting list to have me and my siblings households to be connected to
Other overiding priorities
Other priorities overide this need
Still fundraising among siblings
The electricity lines are far away from my area
The electricity lines are far away from this compound
The electricity lines are far from this house
The high cost of living in kenya (inflation) makes it a luxury
The place is far from transformers.
The power company is slow to implement equitable distribution of power.
The transformer is out of the six hundred metres
The utility company have some delays
There are no electricity lines within fifty metres
There are no electricity lines here
There are no electricity lines in this neighbourhood
There are no electricity lines within fifty metres
There is aproject where the electric poles were erected in this area, we are waiting to see whether it will connect us
There is no electricity lines nearby
There is no electricity lines within fifty metres
To be connected with service,the utility company demands for surety(title deed which i do not have)
We are yet to raise 35000 for application. one sibling not paid up
applied for it
applied for one
awaiting for new connection
can not afford new connection
cannot afford new connection
cannot afford to pay bills for electricity
cannot connect electricity because our stay is temporal
charcoal
charged exorbitantly for we share the same meter with other households so i disconnected my power line
company not cooperative.
do not know why the land has connected
do not need
does not want electricity
don't know
dont have money
dont know
due to our financial capability thus why we dont have electricity
electric poles are very far from us
electric power lines are far
electricity company has been delaying ro connect.
electricity default
electricity has not yet reached
electricity has not yet reached here
electricity has not yet reached our area
electricity lines are far
electricity only at the shopping centre
expensive to connect
government land hence cannot apply for electricity
government quarters
government squatter land
has already started paying
having electricity will increase the rent
he has only one reason
he just have one reason for not having electicity in the house
he work nat nights and therefore therebis no needed of having power in his house during the day
house is new and intend to install later.
house unfit for electric power(leaks)
i am just a employee here.
i am just occupying this dwelling which is my cousin's.
i am outside the range of a transformer
i can not afford for a new connection
i do not know
i do not know
i do not know how to go about it
i do not know why
i do not know why the landlord has not connected us with electricity
i do not know why the landlord has not connected this building with electricity
i do not know why the landlord has not installed
i do not knw
i don't know
i don't known
i don't know
i dont know
i fo not know
i have alternative
i have not applied
i have projects i have started but i will think of it later
i have very many expences at the moment
i haven't thought of it
i think landlord cann't afford one
i wamt to do renovations first
in the process
it had not reached
it was disconnected due to arrears
it's expensive on my side
its expensive to have the electricity connection in my house
just waiting for connection
kenya power company delaying
lack of funds
land here in on squatter status
landlady has not paid for connection
landlord does not want
landlord doesn't care
landlord has not installed the service here
landlord has not paid for connection
landlord has not paid for connection
landlord has not paid for new connection
landlord has not paid for the service
landlord is reluctant to pay for connection
landlord just wont connect.
landlord lord has not paid for connection
landlord not willing to pay for connection
landlord refused to install
landlord says he will soon connect to power. we are waiting .
least in our development priority as a family!
living expenses quite high e.g food and school fees
my father yet to connect
never been applied or connected
newly built house
no cash to connect
no connection nearby for electricity
no electric lines
no electric power lines near
no electric service at rhe moment
no electricity in the area
no electricity services around
no electricity services in the area
no electricity line nearby
no electricity lines here
no electricity lines in the area
no electricity services in the area
no eletricity services
no one is interested with reconnection since power was disconnected
no other reason
no other reason for not having electricity
no other reason.
no power lines
no reason
no services
no services available
no supply line nearby.
no supply source nearby
none
not available in the are
not currently a priority expense for my household
not fully paid for installation
nothing else
outside the tranformer range
owns a solar find it unnecessary
paid for connection, just waiting-though really taken long
power company delays connection
power lines are far and it would cost alot of money for a new connection
powerline is yet to be brought near our homestead
preparing to install
reluctant
renovations are on going
renters and house has no connection
school fees a burden
school quarters
service is not available
services are not available
services not available
she does not want too much light in her house
some have electricity
still looking for money
still waiting for connection
still waiting for the connection
still waiting for the connections
still waiting for the services
still waiting to get connected
the building is still under construction
the connection fee is very expensive
the electric company take too long to respond when applications are made
the electricity is still far
the electricity poles/lines are at a big distance from here
the electricity transformer doesn't have capability to supply the whole of this area
the esrvice is un available
the house is not yet complete the way we want it before we put electricity besides we see no rush
the house is too old we are planning to build another house now it will be a waste of time and money to use a house which we are about to demolish
the household uses solar
the houses are owned by old group of women who dont see the importance of electricity
the is no electricity line near to us
the is no electricity supply in the area
the land lord is reluctant to pay for connection
the landlord disconnected
the landlord doesent care
the landlord doesn't care
the landlord had not instslled electricity at the same time he ssys that when he instslls the rent will be high
the landlord has never taken any initiative
the landlord has not paid for connection
the landlord is unwilling to pay for connection
the landlord knows. It is difficult to understand why he has not connected the electricity.
the landlord refused to connect electricity
the landlord refused to instal
the landlord said he is on the waiting list
the prepaid services ended
the respondent is in aprocess of paying for the connection
the say no coz the owner of the plot say so
the service is un available
the services are not available
the services are yet to reach mwanainchi
the supply was cut due late payment of the bill
the supply was cut off
the transformer cann't/is not capable to serve all people in this area (output is low)
the transformer is not in a range of six hundred metres
the wires were burned during post election violence cant afford new ones
there are no electricity services around the area
there are no electricity lines here
there are no electricity lines within fifty metres
there are no electricity lines within/at the range of six hundred metres
there are no electricity services in our area
there are no electricity services around us( no electricity lines here)
there are no such services here
there electricity services in our area
there is no electricity lines near to us
there is no electricity this side of Manyenyoni
there no services for electricity
they are slow in implementing thierconnectivity program
this is a government quarters.
to apply for this service seems a long process for me
waiting for connection
waiting for connection.
waiting for metre connection
waiting for the connection
waiting for the connection to be near his home
waiting for the services to move close
waiting for the services to reach the area
waiting for the services,
waiting to do renovations
was mother's house so couldnt afford
was not in a position to pay the reconnection fee and my landlord is obstinate about having me reconnected
wating for connection
we are just waiting for the government to connect the electricity to our houses and we commit ourselves to pay on monthly installments
we are not are not aware how to get connected with electricity on loan which we can be paying little by little (monthly instalments)
we are waiting . we have paid the connection charges .
we are waiting for the government to connect me with one because there is already project which is running
we cant mek connrction because this is not our plot
we found it that way
we found the house without electricity connectiom
we have another source of energy we normally use solar
we rented without electricity
yet to reconnect after disconnection

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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ENUMERATOR: DO NOT READ THE RESPONSE OPTIONS TO THE RESPONDENT. You cannot select the same reason as the main and second main reasons.] RESPONSE CANNOT BE THE SAME AS THAT IN Q5.42A

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