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10-Q - FORM 10-Q - WESTAR ENERGY INC /KSd10q.htm
EX-4.(A) - FIFTY-FIFTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE DATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2009 - WESTAR ENERGY INC /KSdex4a.htm
EX-31.(A) - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - WESTAR ENERGY INC /KSdex31a.htm
EX-31.(B) - CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 - WESTAR ENERGY INC /KSdex31b.htm

Exhibit 32

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 September 30, 2009 (the Report), which this certification accompanies, William B. Moore, 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:   October 29, 2009     By:   /s/ William B. Moore
       

William B. Moore

Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:   October 29, 2009     By:   /s/ Mark A. Ruelle
       

Mark A. Ruelle,

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer