I lived in Kenya for a while (admittedly several decades ago). Typically what would happen was the electric company would send a letter with the month's bill ou

I lived in Kenya for a while (admittedly several decades ago). Typically what would happen was the electric company would send a letter with the month's bill out, and then the next day (before the letter arrived) they would send out a technician who would pull the main fuse out from the meter, cutting you off. Trying to argue the point ("You haven't paid your bill" - "We haven't received a bill") was futile. After this happened a few times, we just kept the gate locked.