A man was arrested on Thursday with ten poles mean't for power connections, 1,200 m of conductors and a prepaid electricity meter at Samboch and Sitotwet, Kericho County.

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Erick Kipkurui Koech was nabbed by Kenya Power security agents in conjunction with the police in an operation carried out on Wednesday to track down illegal power lines, a statement from Kenya Power said.

Kirui will now be charged for vandalism, installing power equipment illegally and possessing stolen electric conductors.

This comes barely a month after five people were also arrested for similar offences, theft of electricity and vandalism.