A chips vendor in Nyandaru has been sentenced to serve two years in jail or pay a high quality of Ksh200,000 after he was discovered responsible of cooking chips with transformer oil and promoting them to prospects.
The courtroom heard that Elijah Mwangi Muthoga used transformer oil to organize chips for purchasers at his resort in Ol Katou buying and selling centre. He would later resell the oil to popcorn distributors for the preparation of popcorn for purchasers.
He was sentenced alongside his confederate, Zachary Mwangi Gitau, who bought the transformer oil to him.
Gitau was slapped with a 10-year sentence or another high quality of Ksh10 million for vandalising a 100kva transformer opposite to part 169 (1) of the Vitality Act of 2019.
Whereas welcoming the ruling, Kenya Power famous that the ruling was a giant increase to the corporate’s effort to struggle transformer vandalism.
In an announcement shared, the utility firm alluded that vandalism was one of many main causes of energy outages within the nation and losses within the firm.
In addition they acknowledged that stringent measures had been put in place to safeguard electrical energy belongings within the nation.
“This ruling is a giant increase to the corporate’s effort to struggle transformer vandalism because the stiff penalties and jail phrases will deter vandals,” Kenya Energy’s Ag. Supervisor for Safety Companies Maj. Paul Nyaga (Rtd) said.
“Vandalism of transformer is likely one of the main causes of energy outages. Along with undermining the standard and reliability of the electrical energy provide, transformer vandalism poses a danger of electrocution and exposes the corporate to monetary losses in misplaced gross sales and the price of changing transformers,” the assertion added.
PRESS RELEASE: 10 Years Imprisonment for Vandalism pic.twitter.com/ZF8LhF03w3
— The Kenya Energy & Lighting Firm Plc. (@KenyaPower) March 2, 2023
