The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has revealed how the Kenya Power system was compromised and as a result led to the loss of millions of shillings.
The DCI discovered a system in Kisii where an administrator granted backdoor access to a broker who then took advantage of the situation to milk millions from the power company.
Reports from NTV indicate that the broker had agents countrywide who would notify him whenever there is a desperate customer who was experiencing problems with power and was ready to issue a little bribe to fix the problem.
Tokens would then be generated to the customer using falsified reference numbers.
"When you talk about brokers hanging around electricity house, we got people coming forward with all that you find your bill is too high. But reasons for it being too high is so that you could go and look for a solution," Steve Munyaka, a DCI official told NTV.
At least 7 staff working in the IT department in the Kenya Power company are alleged to have been involved in the scheme.
The 7 IT staff are reported to have deliberately compromised the system so as to allow backdoor access.
Further reports from KTN News reveal that the Kenya Power lost Sh65 million in postpaid while the prepaid lost Sh35 million in 2018.
Two people including Edgar Odhiambo and Albert Komen have been pinpointed as the prime suspects in the fraud.