Kisumu residents have been asked to repair faulty and exposed electric wires to reduce on the cases of related accidents.
Kisumu County Police Commander Nelson Njiri said that most fire outbreaks in the town are caused by electric faults, in both commercial and residential houses.
Speaking to the press on Monday at his Kisumu Central Police headquarters, the County Police boss said that the number of cases of electricity related accidents are on the rise.
“We have many unclaimed bodies lying at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital mortuary of people who lost their lives from electric shocks and fire incidents,” said Njiri.
“The number of fire accidents caused by faulty electric systems is also very high as such cases are reported to the police every week,” he added.
He challenged the landlords to repair tenants’ houses with faulty and exposed electric wires to prevent such cases of fire accidents.
Njiri said that action will be taken against any landlord whose property has caught fire from a faulty electricity system.
“The police will take action against the landlord for being irresponsible and not securing the rented property. We might also charge the landlords for the loss of lives and property,” he said.
The police boss also challenged private residence owners to ensure that all their faulty electric systems were repaired.