Court slaps 10-year sentence on transformer vandals

Court slaps 10-year sentence on transformer vandals

Three men who were accused of vandalising Kenya Power transformers were sentenced to three 10 years behind bars by a Nyahururu Court.

John Ndirangu, Weldon Tonui and Geoffrey Yegon were arrested on the 26th of November, 2014 at Kahiga trading centre with copper windings extracted from a vandalised transformer at Tetu Farm in Subukia.

The sentence is a boost to efforts, to curb vandalism of transformers, and other power transmission, and distribution assets.

The sentence is expected to boost the fight against vandalisation of power transmission and distribution assets.

It comes just days after a vandal was killed by irate villagers in Gichocho area in Ndumberi, Kiambu County.

Kenya Power has raised alarm over the vandalism incidents, saying that it is among the leading factors undermining power supply across the country.

In a statement to newsrooms, the firm’s acting Security Services Manager, Geoffrey Kigen, said criminals have taken advantage of unguarded transformers to vandalize them.

“We are trying to secure the transformers by placing them above live wires where vandals cannot access. We are also working with villagers to find the criminals and so far they have been very cooperative,” he said.

The Kenya Power Company has enhanced surveillance on electricity assets through internal resources and community policing initiatives.

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