Nairobi, Friday, 5th December 2025... The Ndhiwa Senior Principal Magistrate’s Court has
sentenced two men to 10 years in prison each or to pay a fine of KShs. 5 million
individually for charges related to vandalism of electricity equipment and unlawful
handling of power infrastructure.
The first accused, David Ochieng Lang’o, was arrested in July 2025 in a joint operation
by Kenya Power-attached police officers and officers from Migori Police Station. He was
found with 10 jerricans containing oil believed to have been sourced from vandalised
transformers. Despite his plea of not guilty, the court found the evidence sufficient, and
the judge proceeded to sentence him.
The second accused, Godwin Omondi Oduogi was arrested in April 2025 by Ndhiwa
DCI officers after unlawfully disconnecting a customer. Investigations conducted jointly
by the Kenya Power team and officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
(DCI) revealed that Mr. Oduogi was also in possession of a transformer fuse. He too
pleaded not guilty but was convicted and sentenced.
In delivering the judgement, the Court noted that the increasing cases of vandalism
and power outages in Ndhiwa Sub-County have been a recuring concern to the
communities and businesses. The sentences were issued as a deterrent to would-be
offenders and as a signal to the public to the seriousness of crimes targeting electricity
infrastructure.
Kenya Power’s Security Services Manager, Major Geoffery Kigen (Rtd), welcomed the
ruling indicating that it is a testament of justice for customers and businesses who are
left in the dark following the vices such as vandalism and other illegal activities on the
electricity distribution infrastructure.
“This ruling continues to reinforce our commitment to safeguarding power infrastructure
serving our people. As Kenya Power, we thank the Judiciary and the law enforcement
agencies for their continued support in ensuring that justice is served in such cases,” said
Major Kigen (Rtd).
He added that the public have a role to continue supporting the energy industry.
“These convictions also bring to the fore our ask to the public that they should report
any suspicious activities on electricity installations to the relevant authorities for action.
When vandalism occurs, it affects our livelihoods and the safety of our communities,”
he said.
Kenya Power will continue to work with security agencies to stamp out vandalism and
theft of electricity to protect the integrity of the national grid and power supply to
businesses and individuals.
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