For suspects were arrested by police in Thika over the weekend, after they were found in possession of vandalized KPLC conductors valued at over Sh2.5 million.
While displaying the vandalized copper electricity cables and the suspects at Juja police station, Thika police boss Shadrack Maithya disclosed that his offices were alerted that some people had been spotted vandalizing the items in Juja farm area.
Maithya said that his team had to wade in swampy and grassy terrains to flush out the suspects and their loot.
The officer identified the suspects, saying they were three women aged between 20-30 years and a 60 year-old-man.
Maithya confirmed that an officer, Kennedy Njure said vandals had cut off power supply from Ndarugu sub-station that serves Juja and Ruiru. He noted that vandals had stolen cable wires measuring 6km in length.
The security officer, Njure disclosed that the copper wires was bought at Sh180 per kilo by scrap metal speculator, who later sell them to metal scrap dealers.
Muiri Thika coffee group manager, Jackson Murimi complained that they were going to incur Sh16 million loss, since they are not pulping their coffee after their transformer was vandalized a month ago.
Thika and Murang’a districts have been hit by such vandalism that has left great damage and heavy loses to KPLC and power consumers.
The suspects will be arraigned in court (today), on Wednesday to answer to the charges.