Exhibit 32(a)
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Westar Energy, Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 (the Report), which this certification accompanies, James S. Haines, Jr., in my capacity as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Mark A. Ruelle, in my capacity as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Date: | August 4, 2004 | By: | /s/ JAMES S. HAINES, JR. | |||
James S. Haines, Jr., Director, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | August 4, 2004 | By: | /s/ MARK A. RUELLE | |||
Mark A. Ruelle, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |