Government puts vandals on notice
By KNA, September 12, 2023Kenya Power and Kenya Railways have stepped up efforts to combat public infrastructure vandalism that has led to huge losses to the government and customers.
Kenya Power North Rift region senior security officer Daniel Yagan and his Kenya Railways counterpart Kenneth Kiogora put vandals on notice during a sensitisation workshop for National Government Administration Officers at Bishop Sulumeti Girls High School in Lugari Sub County.
Yagan cited vandalism of transformers, distribution lines, streeting conductors and equipment, illegal lines, way-leave infringement, interference of existing lines by road contactors, and evasion of payment as the major challenges bedevilling the company.
“In the last financial year, the company recorded 222 incidents of transformer vandalism countrywide, incurring losses valued at Sh. 89 million. Our North Rift region was among the most affected, bearing the burden of 11.26 per cent of the reported incidents,” he said.
He said, “Let us spread the anti-vandalism messages down to the villages. Let us educate the community on the dangers involved.