Exhibit 23(d)(i)
                             
                             
                             
         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
                             
                             

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of Kansas City Power & Light Company (Registration
No. 333-17285), of our report dated January 24, 1997,
(February 7, 1997, with respect to Note 2 of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements) included in Western
Resources, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1996, and to the reference to our Firm under the caption
"Experts".




                                   /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                     ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Kansas City, Missouri
April 1, 1997