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Man to serve six years in jail for vandalising Kenya Power equipment

High voltage transmission powerline near Imara Daima Railway Station that fell causing a power outage on January 11, 2022 [File, Standard]

A Kitale court has sentenced a man to six years and 10 months in prison or to pay a fine of Sh10.2 million for vandalising and stealing Kenya Power equipment.

George Odiyo was charged with four offenses, including vandalism of energy infrastructure, stealing energy equipment, handling stolen equipment, and carrying out installation work without authority.

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