TRANSFORMERS VANDALS SENTENCED TO ELEVEN YEARS BEHIND BARS

The DCI welcomes the sentencing of two suspects who were found guilty for vandalising Kenya Power and Lighting Company(KPLC) transformers and stealing energy equipment.

Amos Swahili and Ernest Kemboi who had notoriously darkened parts of the North Rift and Western regions with a series of transformers vandalism were cornered in Elgeyo Marakwet on July 15, 2025 by detectives attached to KPLC. They were subsequently arrested and processed for arraignment.

Yesterday, February 23, 2026, the Butali Law Court found the two guilty of the charges, acknowledging that the case had been proven beyond reasonable doubt thus, sentencing each to eleven(11) years imprisonment.

While spending behind bars, the two agents of darkness will battle similar charges that are currently ongoing at Iten Law Courts and Eldoret Law Courts.

The sentencing is a vital milestone in efforts to combat vandalism of critical national installations across the country.