Three people were on Monday arrested in Kisii, Kenya’s Southwestern, in connection with a spate of transformer vandalism in the area.
In a statement, Kenya Power said the trio was nabbed in the general area of Oyugis, Mosocho, Nyakoe and Kisii Towns.
One suspect, a woman, was found in possession of suspected 10 litres of transformer oil and a stolen Kenya Power post-paid meter.
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Another male suspect was arrested with suspected stolen Kenya Power equipment. At the same time, the third one, a scrap metal dealer, was found with assorted copper windings.
The three are being held in Kisii Police Station pending arraignment on Wednesday, October 25.
Elsewhere in Kiambu, Central Kenya, the police requested the Kiambu Law Court to allow them to hold a vandalism suspect for fourteen days to conclude investigations.
The man was earlier arrested in connection to a spate of transformer theft and vandalism incidents in Kiambu County.
This followed an intelligence-driven operation led by security officers and local law enforcement officers that saw an Isuzu lorry intercepted.
Inside the vehicle was a 200KVA transformer stolen from Riabai Trading Centre.
The driver was immediately apprehended, and the lorry was towed to Kiambu Police Station.
The police are interrogating the suspect to identify the rest of the incident’s perpetrators.
Kenya Power Security Services manager Paul Nyaga, while appreciating everyone who participated in the Kisii and Kiambu operations, including the County Commissioners and security agencies, also commended the vigilant public for supporting authorities with this breakthrough.
“We urge the community to be on the lookout for any suspicious activities around electrical infrastructure and to report any incidents of this kind,” said Major Nyaga.
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