Kenya Power has been reporting huge losses caused by vandalism and theft of its equipment used for supplying electricity to homes and businesses.
When transformers are stolen, criminals break them open to steal copper wire and cooling oil. The copper is sold to scrap metal dealers for recycling.
The government has assigned groups of police officers in Homa Bay County the responsibility of tracking and smoking out criminals who engage in theft of electricity transformers.
The officers will work together with other agencies to make sure that criminals who steal the transformers are apprehended and arraigned.
