Kitale Law Court has slapped a man involved in the theft and vandalism of electric infrastructure in western Kenya with a six-year jail term with an option of a Ksh10.2 million fine.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 8, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) confirmed that the man, who had a previous record of similar offences, pleaded guilty to vandalising energy infrastructure, stealing energy equipment, handling stolen energy equipment, and carrying out electric installation without the necessary authorisation.
For the first two offences, the man was handed a three-year jail term for each count with an option of a Ksh5 million fine.
On the third offence, handling stolen energy equipment, the man was sentenced to five years in prison with an option of Ksh100,000, while on the fourth offence, conducting unauthorised electric installation, the man was sentenced to five months in prison with a Ksh100,000 fine.
